CVE-2018-5525 is a local file vulnerability affecting the F5 BIG-IP Configuration utility across several versions (13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.2, 11.6.1-11.6.3.1, 11.5.1-11.5.5, and 11.2.1). This vulnerability allows for the exposure of F5-provided data files, though it does not compromise configuration data, proxied traffic, or other sensitive customer information. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM), it has a low impact on confidentiality and requires low privileges to exploit over a network. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.2.1, <= 11.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.6.0, <= 11.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 12.1.0, < 12.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.2.1, <= 11.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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