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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM Edge Client vulnerability (K51220077)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 118673

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

The BIG-IP APM Edge Clientcomponent loads the policy library with user permission and bypassing the endpoint checks. (CVE-2018-15316)

Impact

A malicious user can exploit this vulnerability on the APM Edge Clientby injecting a library file which will be loaded by the policy server and bypass the endpoint checks. The endpoint inspection component forMac OS X and Linux platforms are vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K51220077.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K51220077

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 118673

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL51220077.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 11/2/2018

Updated: 11/2/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-15316

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/19/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-15316