F5 BIG-IP Controller for Kubernetes up to 1.5.0 Command Line Credentials credentials management
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.5 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in F5 BIG-IP Controller for Kubernetes up to 1.5.0 (Firewall Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Command Line. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability (Credentials). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
The F5 BIG-IP Controller for Kubernetes 1.0.0-1.5.0 (k8s-bigip-crtl) passes BIG-IP username and password as command line parameters, which may lead to disclosure of the credentials used by the container.
The bug was discovered 07/31/2018. The weakness was released 07/31/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at support.f5.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-5543 since 01/11/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/27/2023). This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104944†).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Name: CredentialsClass: Credentials management / Credentials
CWE: CWE-255
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
01/11/2018 🔍07/31/2018 🔍
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08/01/2018 🔍
04/27/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: f5.comAdvisory: K58935003
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2018-5543 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 104944 - F5 Container Connector CVE-2018-5543 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 08/01/2018 11:04 AMUpdated: 04/27/2023 10:47 PM
Changes: 08/01/2018 11:04 AM (60), 03/12/2020 09:02 AM (4), 04/27/2023 10:47 PM (3)
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