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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows vulnerability (K76964818)

high Nessus Plugin ID 174340

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote host is prior to 15.1.8.2 / 16.1.3.4 / 17.0.0.2 / 17.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K76964818 advisory.

 A DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP Edge Client Windows Installer.(CVE-2023-22358)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the F5 Networks BIG-IP security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K76964818.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K76964818

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 174340

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL76964818.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 4/14/2023

Updated: 12/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-22358

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 2/1/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/1/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-22358

IAVA: 2023-A-0178-S