CVE-2018-5511
On F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.3 or 13.0.0, when authenticated administrative users execute commands...
On F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.3 or 13.0.0, when authenticated administrative users execute commands in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the BIG-IP Configuration utility, restrictions on allowed commands may not be enforced.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
On F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.3 or 13.0.0, when authenticated administrative users execute commands in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the BIG-IP Configuration utility, restrictions on allowed commands may not be enforced.
- Record
CVE-2018-5511- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-470
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
On F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.3 or 13.0.0, when authenticated administrative users execute commands in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the BIG-IP Configuration utility, restrictions on allowed commands may not be enforced.
- Record
CVE-2018-5511- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17280 No score
On F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.3 or 13.0.0, when authenticated administrative users execute commands in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the BIG-IP Configuration utility, restrictions on allowed commands may not be enforced.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17280- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4cq3-3qxv-x93w
On F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.3 or 13.0.0, when authenticated administrative users execute commands...
On F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.3 or 13.0.0, when authenticated administrative users execute commands in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the BIG-IP Configuration utility, restrictions on allowed commands may not be enforced.
- Record
GHSA-4cq3-3qxv-x93w- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-470
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- f5 big-ip (ltm, aam, afm, analytics, apm, asm, dns, edge gateway, gtm, link controller, pem, webaccelerator, websafe)
- f5 big-ip access policy manager
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager
- f5 big-ip analytics
- f5 big-ip application acceleration manager
- f5 big-ip application security manager
- f5 big-ip domain name system
- f5 big-ip edge gateway
- f5 big-ip enterprise manager
- f5 big-ip global traffic manager
- f5 big-ip link controller
- f5 big-ip local traffic manager
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | VMware Workstation 14.1.5 / VMware Player 15.0.2 - Host VMX Process Impersonation Hijack Privilege Escalation | 2019-03-25 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-5511 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in F5 Big-ip (ltm, Aam, Afm, Analytics, Apm, Asm, Dns, Edge Gateway, Gtm, Link Controller, Pem, Webaccelerator, Websafe), published April 13, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.2%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.