CVE-2018-5521

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 6.1
Description
On F5 BIG-IP 12.1.0-12.1.3.1, 11.6.1-11.6.3.1, 11.5.1-11.5.5, or 11.2.1, carefully crafted URLs can be used to reflect arbitrary content into GeoIP lookup responses, potentially exposing clients to XSS.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-5521
  • Assigner
  • f5sirt@f5.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-06-01T14:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-08-01T18:51:59
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-79 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.5.1 11.5.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.6.1 11.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.1.0 12.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.5.1 11.5.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.6.1 11.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.1.0 12.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.5.1 11.5.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.6.1 11.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.1.0 12.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.5.1 11.5.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.6.1 11.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.1.0 12.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.5.1 11.5.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.6.1 11.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.1.0 12.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.5.1 11.5.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.6.1 11.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.1.0 12.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.5.1 11.5.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.6.1 11.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.1.0 12.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.5.1 11.5.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.6.1 11.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.1.0 12.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.5.1 11.5.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.6.1 11.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.1.0 12.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.5.1 11.5.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.6.1 11.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.1.0 12.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.5.1 11.5.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.6.1 11.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.1.0 12.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.5.1 11.5.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.6.1 11.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.1.0 12.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.5.1 11.5.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.6.1 11.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.1.0 12.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • LOW
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 6.1
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.8
  • Impact Score
  • 2.7
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23124150 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041021 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5521
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5521
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:40:39 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 06:55:14 2018-06-01T14:29Z 2018-06-01T14:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 06:55:14 2018-08-01T18:51:59 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 06:55:14 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated