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CVE-2018-5525

N/A
Published: June 1, 2018 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:00 AM UTC
25 products affected across 2 vendorsBig IP Access Policy ManagerBig IP Application Security ManagerBig IP Advanced Firewall Manager

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%

Description

A local file vulnerability exists in the F5 BIG-IP Configuration utility on versions 13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.2, 11.6.1-11.6.3.1, 11.5.1-11.5.5, or 11.2.1 that exposes files containing F5-provided data only and do not include any configuration data, proxied traffic, or other potentially sensitive customer data.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Big IP Access Policy Manager· F5
95%
11.2.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.511.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.312.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.313.0.0
Affected range stops below 12.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Advanced Firewall Manager· F5
95%
11.2.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.511.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.312.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.313.0.0
Affected range stops below 12.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Analytics· F5
95%
11.2.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.511.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.312.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.313.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.0.413.0.0
Affected range stops below 12.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Application Acceleration Manager· F5
95%
11.2.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.511.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.312.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.313.0.0
Affected range stops below 12.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Application Security Manager· F5
95%
11.2.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.511.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.312.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.313.0.0
Affected range stops below 12.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Domain Name System· F5
95%
11.2.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.511.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.312.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.313.0.0
Affected range stops below 12.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Edge Gateway· F5
95%
11.2.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.511.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.312.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.313.0.0
Affected range stops below 12.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Fraud Protection Service· F5
95%
11.2.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.511.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.312.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.313.0.0
Affected range stops below 12.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Global Traffic Manager· F5
95%
11.2.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.511.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.312.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.313.0.0
Affected range stops below 12.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Link Controller· F5
95%
11.2.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.511.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.312.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.313.0.0
Affected range stops below 12.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041018
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K00363258

CVSS

4MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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