CVE-2018-5542 describes a critical vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP versions 13.0.0-13.0.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.6, and 11.2.1-11.6.3.2, where HTTPS health monitors fail to validate the identity of the monitored server. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), indicating a high-impact vulnerability with potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no user interaction and having high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.2.1, <= 11.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 12.1.0, <= 12.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.0.0, <= 13.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.2.1, <= 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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