CVE-2018-5511 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 14.2% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
On F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.3 or 13.0.0, when authenticated administrative users execute commands in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the BIG-IP Configuration utility, restrictions on allowed commands may not be enforced.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 14.21% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-470 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-04-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (17)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| f5 | big-ip edge gateway |
| f5 | big-ip enterprise manager |
| f5 | big-ip global traffic manager |
| f5 | big-ip link controller |
| f5 | big-ip local traffic manager |
| f5 | big-ip policy enforcement manager |
| f5 | big-ip webaccelerator |
| f5 | big-ip websafe |
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| vmware | workstation |
| vmware | workstation player |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | VMware Workstation 14.1.5 / VMware Player 15.0.2 - Host VMX Process Impersonation Hijack Privilege Escalation | 2019-03-25 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152213/VMware-Host-VMX-Process-Impersonation-Hijack-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K30500703
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46600/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152213/VMware-Host-VMX-Process-Impersonation-Hijack-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K30500703
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46600/
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