Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2018-5543 (CCN-147703)

Assigned:2018-07-31
Published:2018-07-31
Updated:2019-10-03
Summary:The F5 BIG-IP Controller for Kubernetes 1.0.0-1.5.0 (k8s-bigip-crtl) passes BIG-IP username and password as command line parameters, which may lead to disclosure of the credentials used by the container.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.7 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)
5.7 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-522
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2018-5543

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
104944

Source: CCN
Type: BID-104944
F5 Container Connector CVE-2018-5543 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
f5-cve20185543-info-disc(147703)

Source: CCN
Type: F5 Security Advisory K58935003
F5 Container Connector vulnerability CVE-2018-5543

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K58935003

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_controller:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:* (Version >= 1.0.0 and <= 1.5.0)

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    f5 big-ip controller *