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F5 BIG-IP - SOL00265182 - Custom monitor privilege escalation vulnerability CVE-2016-5020
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
F5 Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
A user role assigned the Resource Administrator is capable of a privilege escalation which allows through the use of malicious external EAV monitor scripts to modify user accounts.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.