Protect yourself against future threats.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA256
===========================================================================
AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2020.2923.2
BIG-IP AFM vulnerability CVE-2020-5920
19 October 2020
===========================================================================
AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
---------------------------------
Product: BIG-IP AFM Configuration utility
Publisher: F5 Networks
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2020-5920
Original Bulletin:
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K25160703
Revision History: October 19 2020: Fixed versions added to advisory
August 26 2020: Initial Release
- --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT--------------------
K25160703:BIG-IP AFM vulnerability CVE-2020-5920
Security Advisory
Original Publication Date: 26 Aug, 2020
Latest Publication Date: 16 Oct, 2020
Security Advisory Description
A vulnerability in the BIG-IP AFM Configuration utility may allow any
authenticated BIG-IP user to perform a read-only blind SQL injection attack. (
CVE-2020-5920)
Impact
An attacker may be able to extract table name enumeration and user account
names. All other data available through the injection is already available to
an attacker through normal mechanisms.
Security Advisory Status
F5 Product Development has assigned ID 852929 (BIG-IP) to this vulnerability.
To determine if your product and version have been evaluated for this
vulnerability, refer to the Applies to (see versions) box. To determine if your
release is known to be vulnerable, the components or features that are affected
by the vulnerability, and for information about releases, point releases, or
hotfixes that address the vulnerability, refer to the following table. For more
information about security advisory versioning, refer to K51812227:
Understanding Security Advisory versioning.
+----------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+-------------+
| | |Versions |Fixes | |CVSSv3|Vulnerable |
|Product |Branch|known to |introduced|Severity |score^|component or |
| | |be |in | |1 |feature |
| | |vulnerable| | | | |
+----------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+-------------+
| |16.x |None |Not | | | |
| | | |applicable| | | |
| +------+----------+----------+ | | |
| | |15.1.0 |15.1.1 | | | |
| |15.x |15.0.0 - |None | | | |
| | |15.0.1 | | | | |
| +------+----------+----------+ | | |
| |14.x |14.1.0 - |None | | | |
|BIG-IP AFM | |14.1.2 | |Low |3.8 |Configuration|
| +------+----------+----------+ | |utility |
| |13.x |13.1.0 - |None | | | |
| | |13.1.3 | | | | |
| +------+----------+----------+ | | |
| |12.x |12.1.0 - |12.1.5.2 | | | |
| | |12.1.5 | | | | |
| +------+----------+----------+ | | |
| |11.x |11.5.2 - |11.6.5.2 | | | |
| | |11.6.5 | | | | |
+----------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+-------------+
| |16.x |None |Not | | | |
| | | |applicable| | | |
| +------+----------+----------+ | | |
| |15.x |None |Not | | | |
| | | |applicable| | | |
|BIG-IP (LTM, +------+----------+----------+ | | |
|AAM, Advanced |14.x |None |Not | | | |
|WAF, Analytics, | | |applicable|Not | | |
|APM, ASM, DDHD, +------+----------+----------+vulnerable|None |None |
|DNS, FPS, GTM, |13.x |None |Not | | | |
|Link Controller,| | |applicable| | | |
|PEM, SSLO) +------+----------+----------+ | | |
| |12.x |None |Not | | | |
| | | |applicable| | | |
| +------+----------+----------+ | | |
| |11.x |None |Not | | | |
| | | |applicable| | | |
+----------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+-------------+
| |7.x |None |Not | | | |
| | | |applicable| | | |
|BIG-IQ +------+----------+----------+ | | |
|Centralized |6.x |None |Not |Not |None |None |
|Management | | |applicable|vulnerable| | |
| +------+----------+----------+ | | |
| |5.x |None |Not | | | |
| | | |applicable| | | |
+----------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+-------------+
|Traffix SDC |5.x |None |Not |Not |None |None |
| | | |applicable|vulnerable| | |
+----------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+-------------+
^1The CVSSv3 score link takes you to a resource outside of AskF5, and it is
possible that the document may be removed without our knowledge.
Security Advisory Recommended Actions
If you are running a version listed in the Versions known to be vulnerable
column, you can eliminate this vulnerability by upgrading to a version listed
in the Fixes introduced in column. If the table lists only an older version
than what you are currently running, or does not list a non-vulnerable version,
then no upgrade candidate currently exists.
Mitigation
None
Acknowledgements
F5 would like to acknowledge Piotr Madej of Afine for bringing this issue to
our attention and for following the highest standards of coordinated
disclosure.
Supplemental Information
o K51812227: Understanding Security Advisory versioning
o K41942608: Overview of Security Advisory articles
o K4602: Overview of the F5 security vulnerability response policy
o K4918: Overview of the F5 critical issue hotfix policy
o K9502: BIG-IP hotfix and point release matrix
o K13123: Managing BIG-IP product hotfixes (11.x - 16.x)
o K167: Downloading software and firmware from F5
o K9970: Subscribing to email notifications regarding F5 products
o K9957: Creating a custom RSS feed to view new and updated documents
- --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT--------------------
You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's
registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is
maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue
receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If
you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au
and we will forward your request to the appropriate person.
NOTE: Third Party Rights
This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As
AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has had no control
over its content. The decision to follow or act on information or advice
contained in this security bulletin is the responsibility of each user or
organisation, and should be considered in accordance with your organisation's
site policies and procedures. AusCERT takes no responsibility for consequences
which may arise from following or acting on information or advice contained in
this security bulletin.
NOTE: This is only the original release of the security bulletin. It may
not be updated when updates to the original are made. If downloading at
a later date, it is recommended that the bulletin is retrieved directly
from the author's website to ensure that the information is still current.
Contact information for the authors of the original document is included
in the Security Bulletin above. If you have any questions or need further
information, please contact them directly.
Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from:
https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/
===========================================================================
Australian Computer Emergency Response Team
The University of Queensland
Brisbane
Qld 4072
Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au
Facsimile: (07) 3365 7031
Telephone: (07) 3365 4417 (International: +61 7 3365 4417)
AusCERT personnel answer during Queensland business hours
which are GMT+10:00 (AEST).
On call after hours for member emergencies only.
===========================================================================
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Comment: http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1967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=331+
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----