CVE-2018-5520

MEDIUM

F5 BIG-IP <13.1.0.5 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

On an F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.1.0.5, 12.1.0-12.1.3.1, or 11.2.1-11.6.3.1 system configured in Appliance mode, the TMOS Shell (tmsh) may allow an administrative user to use the dig utility to gain unauthorized access to file system resources.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02043709
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040798

Scores

CVSS v3 4.4
EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 40.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-863
Status published
Products (13)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.2.1 - 11.6.3
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.2.1 - 11.6.3
f5/big-ip_analytics 11.2.1 - 11.6.3
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.2.1 - 11.6.3
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 11.2.1 - 11.6.3
f5/big-ip_domain_name_system 11.2.1 - 11.6.3
f5/big-ip_edge_gateway 11.2.1 - 11.6.3
f5/big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.2.1 - 11.6.3
f5/big-ip_link_controller 11.2.1 - 11.6.3
f5/big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.2.1 - 11.6.3
... and 3 more
Published May 02, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026