CVE detail
CVE-2020-5902: F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · back to feed
Vendor / product
F5 · BIG-IP
- Date added (KEV)
- Nov 03, 2021
- CISA due date
- May 03, 2022
- Ransomware campaign use
- Known
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Technical detail
From CISA
F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) contains a remote code execution vulnerability in undisclosed pages.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5902
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- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52145254Vendor Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52145254Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158333/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158334/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158366/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158414/Checker-CVE-2020-5902.htmlThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158581/F5-Big-IP-13.1.3-Build-0.0.6-Local-File-Inclusion.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175671/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://badpackets.net/over-3000-f5-big-ip-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2020-5902/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Critical-Start/Team-Ares/tree/master/CVE-2020-5902Broken LinkExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/rce-in-f5-big-ip/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.criticalstart.com/f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-exploit/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158333/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158334/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158366/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158414/Checker-CVE-2020-5902.htmlThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158581/F5-Big-IP-13.1.3-Build-0.0.6-Local-File-Inclusion.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175671/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://badpackets.net/over-3000-f5-big-ip-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2020-5902/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Critical-Start/Team-Ares/tree/master/CVE-2020-5902Broken LinkExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/rce-in-f5-big-ip/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.criticalstart.com/f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-exploit/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5902US Government Resource
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