CVE-2020-5892 Information disclosure in BIG-IP Edge Client

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

Attackers can extract full session IDs from process memory in BIG-IP Edge Client, potentially leading to session hijacking and unauthorized access.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-5892?

CVE-2020-5892 is a medium-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

In versions 7.1.5-7.1.8, the BIG-IP Edge Client components in BIG-IP APM, Edge Gateway, and FirePass legacy allow attackers to obtain the full session ID from process memory.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5892?

It affects 3 products.

Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager Client, F5 Big-Ip Edge Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5892?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5892 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-5892 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5892 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h6rc-vr2x-3g27.

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