F5 BIG-IP ASM up to 15.1.0.4 Configuration Utility cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in F5 BIG-IP ASM up to 15.1.0.4. This affects an unknown function of the component Configuration Utility. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-5928. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in F5 BIG-IP ASM up to 15.1.0.4 (Firewall Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Configuration Utility. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

In versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.4, 15.0.0-15.0.1.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.6, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, BIG-IP ASM Configuration utility CSRF protection token can be reused multiple times.

The weakness was published 08/26/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.f5.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-5928 since 01/06/2020. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/27/2020).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entry is available at VDB-160354. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• F5

Name

• BIG-IP ASM

Version

• 11.6.5.0
• 11.6.5.1
• 12.1.5.0
• 12.1.5.1
• 13.1.3.0
• 13.1.3.1
• 13.1.3.2
• 13.1.3.3
• 13.1.3.4
• 14.1.2.0
• 14.1.2.1
• 14.1.2.2
• 14.1.2.3
• 14.1.2.4
• 14.1.2.5
• 14.1.2.6
• 15.0.1.0
• 15.0.1.1
• 15.0.1.2
• 15.0.1.3
• 15.1.0.0
• 15.1.0.1
• 15.1.0.2
• 15.1.0.3
• 15.1.0.4

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://f5.com/

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