CVE-2018-5543 Information disclosure in F5 Container Connector
Attackers can read BIG-IP credentials from command line parameters in the F5 BIG-IP Controller for Kubernetes, exposing sensitive authentication data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-5543?
CVE-2018-5543 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Container Connector, published on 31 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The F5 BIG-IP Controller for Kubernetes 1.0.0-1.5.0 (k8s-bigip-crtl) passes BIG-IP username and password as command line parameters, which may lead to disclosure of the credentials used by the container.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5543?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5543?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5543 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-5543 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5543 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Container Connector
Sources
Also known as GHSA-85mh-wphv-chhh.