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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows and macOS vulnerability (K000132539)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 175791

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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 14.1.5.5 / 15.1.9 / 16.1.3.5 / 17.1.0.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K000132539 advisory.

 - An improper certificate validation vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows and macOS and may allow an attacker to impersonate a BIG-IP APM system. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated. (CVE-2023-24461)

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 K000132539.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000132539

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 175791

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL000132539.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 5/16/2023

Updated: 5/10/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-24461

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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, Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/3/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/3/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-24461

IAVA: 2023-A-0237-S