CVE-2018-5523

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

On F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.3, 13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.3.1, 11.6.1-11.6.3.1, 11.5.1-11.5.5, or 11.2.1 and Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, when authenticated administrative users run 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.2/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
F5 Networks, Inc.	BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator)	13.1.0-13.1.0.3, 13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.3.1, 11.6.1-11.6.3.1, 11.5.1-11.5.5, 11.2.1
F5 Networks, Inc.	Enterprise Manager	3.1.1

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041022Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041023Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K50254952Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041022Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041023Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K50254952Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 1, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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