TI-2018-10909 Aliases CVE-2018-15333 GHSA-hh2c-99xr-8r5r

Unrestricted file upload in F5 BIG-IP

LOW 25CWE-434Published 2018-12-28 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.

Summary

On versions 11.2.1. and greater, unrestricted Snapshot File Access allows BIG-IP system's user with any role, including Guest Role, to have access and download previously generated and available snapshot files on the BIG-IP configuration utility such as QKView and TCPDumps.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00387 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
F5	BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator)	All versions 11.2.1+	—	No fix listed	CNA

BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator) VendorF5 Affected All versions 11.2.1+ Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager::::::::	11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0	Vulnerable	F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager::::::::	11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0	Vulnerable	F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager::::::::	11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0	Vulnerable	F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics::::::::	11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0	Vulnerable	F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager::::::::	11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0	Vulnerable	F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system::::::::	11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0	Vulnerable	F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway::::::::	11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0	Vulnerable	F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service::::::::	11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0	Vulnerable	F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager::::::::	11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0	Vulnerable	F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller::::::::	11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0	Vulnerable	F5

cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5

Show 3 more CPE

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager::::::::	11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0	Vulnerable	F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator::::::::	11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0	Vulnerable	F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager::::::::	11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0	Vulnerable	F5

cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.4; 13.0.0 – 13.1.1; 14.0.0 – 14.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15333
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hh2c-99xr-8r5r

References

Advisory 1

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53620021

Other 1

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53620021?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS

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Sources

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