CVE-2020-5902
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2020-5902 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2020-07-01 15:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-14 03:15:00 UTC |
| Description | In BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.5, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the Configuration utility, has a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in undisclosed pages. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.999990000 probability, percentile 1.000000000 (date 2026-07-21)
CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2022-05-03; ransomware use Known
Problem Types: CWE-22
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
| Vendor | F5 |
|---|---|
| Product | BIG-IP |
| Name | F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Required Action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
| Notes | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5902 |
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Access Policy Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Analytics | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Analytics | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Application Security Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Ddos Hybrid Defender | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Ddos Hybrid Defender | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Domain Name System | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Domain Name System | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Fraud Protection Service | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Fraud Protection Service | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Global Traffic Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Link Controller | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Local Traffic Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Ssl Orchestrator | All | All | All | All |
| Application | F5 | Ssl Orchestrator | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Checker CVE-2020-5902 ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| F5 BIG-IP TMUI Directory Traversal / File Upload / Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| BIG-IP TMUI Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Team-Ares/CVE-2020-5902 at master · Critical-Start/Team-Ares · GitHub | MISC | github.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| BIG-IP TMUI Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| packetstormsecurity.com/files/175671/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-C... | packetstormsecurity.com | ||
| RCE in F5 Big-IP – PT SWARM | MISC | swarm.ptsecurity.com | |
| support.f5.com/csp/article/K52145254 | MISC | support.f5.com | Vendor Advisory |
| VU#290915 - F5 BIG-IP contains multiple vulnerabilities including unauthenticated remote command execution | CERT-VN | www.kb.cert.org | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| F5 Big-IP 13.1.3 Build 0.0.6 Local File Inclusion ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Over 3,000 F5 BIG-IP endpoints vulnerable to CVE-2020-5902 – Bad Packets | MISC | badpackets.net | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| F5 BIG-IP Remote Code Execution Exploit - CVE-2020-5902 | Critical Start | MISC | www.criticalstart.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog | CISA | www.cisa.gov | kev |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.