CVE-2018-5542

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 High 8.1
Description
F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.0.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.6, or 11.2.1-11.6.3.2 HTTPS health monitors do not validate the identity of the monitored server.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-5542
  • Assigner
  • f5sirt@f5.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-07-25T14:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-09-17T17:13:56
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.2.1 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 13.0.0 13.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.2.1 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 13.0.0 13.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.2.1 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 13.0.0 13.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.2.1 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 13.0.0 13.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.2.1 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 13.0.0 13.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.2.1 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 13.0.0 13.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.2.1 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 13.0.0 13.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.2.1 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 13.0.0 13.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.2.1 11.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.1.0 12.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 13.0.0 13.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.2.1 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 13.0.0 13.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.2.1 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 13.0.0 13.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.2.1 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 13.0.0 13.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.2.1 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 13.0.0 13.0.1
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 6.8
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 8.1
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.2
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05112543 Vendor Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5542
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5542
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:37:51 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 10:29:58 2018-07-25T14:29Z 2018-07-25T14:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 10:29:58 2018-09-17T17:13:56 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 10:29:58 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated