CVE-2020-5948

CRITICAL

F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.3.4 14.1.0-14.1.2.7 15.1.0-15.1.0.5 16.0.0-16.0.0.1 - Reflected XSS via iControl REST

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

On BIG-IP versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, undisclosed endpoints in iControl REST allow for a reflected XSS attack, which could lead to a complete compromise of the BIG-IP system if the victim user is granted the admin role.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K42696541

Scores

CVSS v3 9.6
EPSS 0.0079
EPSS Percentile 74.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (22)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 16.0.0
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 13.1.0 - 13.1.3.5
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 16.0.0
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 13.1.0 - 13.1.3.5
f5/big-ip_analytics 16.0.0
f5/big-ip_analytics 13.1.0 - 13.1.3.5
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 16.0.0
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 13.1.0 - 13.1.3.5
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 16.0.0
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 13.1.0 - 13.1.3.5
... and 12 more
Published Dec 11, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026