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CVE

CVE-2018-5516

On F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.1.0.5, 12.1.0-12.1.2, or 11.2.1-11.6.3.1, Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, BIG-IQ Centralized Management

On F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.1.0.5, 12.1.0-12.1.2, or 11.2.1-11.6.3.1, Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, BIG-IQ Centralized Management 5.0.0-5.4.0 or 4.6.0, BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration 1.0.0, or F5 iWorkflow 2.0.2-2.3.0, authenticated users granted TMOS Shell (tmsh) access can access objects on the file system which would normally be disallowed by tmsh restrictions. This allows for authenticated, low privileged attackers to exfiltrate objects on the file system which should not be allowed.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.00115
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
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Affected Products & Versions

44
f5 big-ip local traffic manager>= 11.2.1 and <= 11.6.3
f5 big-ip local traffic manager>= 12.1.0 and <= 12.1.2
f5 big-ip local traffic manager>= 13.0.0 and <= 13.1.0
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager>= 11.2.1 and <= 11.6.3
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager>= 12.1.0 and <= 12.1.2
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager>= 13.0.0 and <= 13.1.0
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager>= 11.2.1 and <= 11.6.3
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager>= 12.1.0 and <= 12.1.2
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Scoring & Timeline

4.7
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · f5sirt@f5.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD02 May 2018 · 01:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040799Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040800Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K37442533Vendor Advisory
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