title: BIG-IP and BIG-IQ secure copy vulnerability
description: BIG-IP or BIG-IQ Resource Administrators and Certificate Managers who have access to the secure copy (scp) utility but do not have access to Advanced shell (bash) can execute arbitrary commands with a specially crafted command string. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-5873.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
problem types: CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unknown
modules: All Modules
product: BIG-IP
vendor: F5
versions:
lessThan: 17.1.1, status: affected, version: 17.1.0, versionType: custom
lessThan: 16.1.4, status: affected, version: 16.1.0, versionType: custom
lessThan: 15.1.9, status: affected, version: 15.1.0, versionType: custom
}
{
defaultStatus: unknown
modules: Centralized Management
product: BIG-IQ
vendor: F5
versions:
changes: [at: Hotfix-BIG-IQ-8.3.0.0.16.118-ENG.iso, status: unaffected], lessThan: *, status: affected, version: 8.0.0, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 6.7
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: HIGH
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL