CVE-2018-5543

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 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104944	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K58935003	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_controller:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-07-31 14:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:44

NVD link : CVE-2018-5543

Mitre link : CVE-2018-5543

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-5543

JSON object : View

Products Affected

f5

big-ip_controller

CWE

CWE-522

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

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