CVE-2020-5888 Security feature bypass in BIG-IP VE
Adjacent network attackers can bypass port lockdown settings to access local daemons on BIG-IP Virtual Edition.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5888?
CVE-2020-5888 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 30 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
On versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.1, 15.0.0-15.0.1.2, and 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) may expose a mechanism for adjacent network (layer 2) attackers to access local daemons and bypass port lockdown settings.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5888?
It affects 11 products.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager, F5 Big-Ip Domain Name System and 5 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5888?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5888 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-5888 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5888 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
- CVE-2023-46747 F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2022-1388 F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication
- CVE-2021-22986 F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-22991 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2020-5902 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-96qr-vh8m-m23x.