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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows vulnerability (K15838353)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 137676

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

The BIG-IP Edge Client components in BIG-IP APM, Edge Gateway, and FirePass legacyallow attackers to obtain the full session ID from process memory. (CVE-2020-5892)

Impact

An attacker with sufficient local privileges on a client machine running Windows may be able to gain access to the full session ID.

Note : This vulnerability is limited to the BIG-IP Edge Client, F5 Access, and FirePass legacy client for Windows only; it does not impact the BIG-IP or FirePass host.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K15838353.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K15838353

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 137676

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL15838353.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 6/22/2020

Updated: 11/2/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-5892

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/29/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/30/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-5892