Vulnerability

Philips lists PACS and UDM products in its review of the F5 BIG-IP CVE-2020-5902 flaw

MedDevice Cyber Staff · Jun 30 · 2 min read · Via Philips security advisory

Philips issued an advisory on June 30, 2020 on CVE-2020-5902, a remote code execution vulnerability in F5's BIG-IP configuration utility. Per F5, unauthenticated attackers or authenticated users with network access to the configuration utility can execute arbitrary system commands, create or delete files, disable services and run arbitrary Java code.

Philips lists the Clinical Collaboration Platform (formerly Vue PACS), IntelliSpace PACS versions 3.6, 4.1, 4.4, 4.4.551 and 4.4.553, Universal Data Manager versions 1.1, 2.1 and 3.1, and VueBeyond. The advisory also references CVE-2020-1350.

A load balancer in front of a PACS is part of the PACS. Keep the BIG-IP management port off any network a user can reach.

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Remediation Desk

For ProvidersOperators, hospitals, and clinical engineering

Find any F5 BIG-IP appliance deployed with the listed Philips PACS and UDM systems and apply F5's fix for CVE-2020-5902 under Philips guidance. Block access to the BIG-IP management port and self IPs from user networks. Contact Philips service for configuration specifics.

Locate BIG-IP appliances. Identify F5 devices that front Clinical Collaboration Platform, IntelliSpace PACS, UDM or VueBeyond.
Patch BIG-IP. Apply the F5 update for CVE-2020-5902 in coordination with Philips service.
Lock down the management plane. Restrict the configuration utility to a dedicated management network.

For Device ManufacturersAm I affected, and how to fix the class

Am I affected?

This class applies to devices with the signals and properties below. Check them against your product to gauge exposure.

Required

Off-the-shelf software

Contributing

Wired network Web interface

Fix the class in your product

The advisory is not for a bug you wrote; it is in a component you embed. As the maker, pin dependencies to fixed versions, generate an SBOM on every build including transitive components, and gate the pipeline on known-vulnerable components so an advisory maps to your products automatically.

Pin and inventory. Exact versions, and a CycloneDX or SPDX SBOM as a build artifact including transitive deps.
Gate on advisories. A CI scan fails a release carrying a component with a known advisory.
Own the field patch path. Know how you deliver a dependency or platform patch to fielded devices before you need it.

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Questions & Answers

Which Philips products are listed under the F5 BIG-IP CVE-2020-5902 advisory?

Philips' June 30, 2020 advisory lists Clinical Collaboration Platform (formerly Vue PACS), IntelliSpace PACS 3.6, 4.1, 4.4, 4.4.551 and 4.4.553, Universal Data Manager 1.1, 2.1 and 3.1, and VueBeyond in connection with CVE-2020-5902.

What does CVE-2020-5902 allow on F5 BIG-IP?

CVE-2020-5902 lets unauthenticated attackers or authenticated users with network access to the F5 BIG-IP configuration utility execute arbitrary system commands, create or delete files, disable services and run arbitrary Java code, as Philips summarized on June 30, 2020.

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