F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM endpoint inspection vulnerability (K000139656)

low Nessus Plugin ID 215011

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 16.1.5 / 17.1.2 / Hotfix- BIGIP-15.1.10.6.0.11.6-ENG.iso. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K000139656 advisory.

A missing integrity check vulnerability exists in BIG-IP APM access policy endpoint inspection that may allow an attacker to bypass endpoint inspection checks for VPN connections initiated through the BIG-IP APM browser network access VPN client for Windows, macOS, and Linux.(CVE-2025-23415)

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 K000139656.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 215011

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL000139656.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: F5 Networks Local Security Checks

Published: 2/5/2025

Updated: 2/5/2025

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-23415

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.1

Temporal Score: 2.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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: 2/5/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-23415

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