Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2020-0592 – F5 BIG-IP remote command execution vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the TMUI may be able to execute arbitrary system commands, create or delete files, disable services, and subsequently execute arbitrary code with high privileges such as root. An authenticated user is also be able to perform unexpected activities such as changing configuration files on a vulnerable device. The vulnerability can be abused to achieve arbitrary code execution on the target device with root privileges.

Impact

Arbitrary code execution

Affected Vendors

Affected Products

Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI)

Remediation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest secure and stable software provided by F5.

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