CVE-2018-5543 describes a critical vulnerability in the F5 BIG-IP Controller for Kubernetes (versions 1.0.0-1.5.0) where BIG-IP credentials are passed as command-line parameters, leading to potential disclosure. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could result in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts if an authenticated attacker gains access to the container. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.0.0, <= 1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_controller:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.