Vulnerability Report

CVE-2020-5902

RCE CISA KEV Active

Title: F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager RCE

Arbitrary File Access

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2020-5902

CWE Category CWE-22
Published Date Jul 01, 2020
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 9.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
100.00%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2020-5902: 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.

Impacted Vendors

F
f5 14

Reference Links

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158333/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158334/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158366/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158414/Checker-CVE-2020-5902.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158581/F5-Big-IP-13.1.3-Build-0.0.6-Local-File-Inclusion.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175671/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html https://badpackets.net/over-3000-f5-big-ip-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2020-5902/ https://github.com/Critical-Start/Team-Ares/tree/master/CVE-2020-5902 https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52145254 https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/rce-in-f5-big-ip/ https://www.criticalstart.com/f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-exploit/ https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158333/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158334/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158366/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158414/Checker-CVE-2020-5902.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158581/F5-Big-IP-13.1.3-Build-0.0.6-Local-File-Inclusion.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175671/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html https://badpackets.net/over-3000-f5-big-ip-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2020-5902/ https://github.com/Critical-Start/Team-Ares/tree/master/CVE-2020-5902 https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52145254 https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/rce-in-f5-big-ip/ https://www.criticalstart.com/f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-exploit/ https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915 https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5902
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
10.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2020-5902 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48711
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Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48642
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Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48643
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.