Security restrictions bypass in F5 Networks products - CVE-2018-15316
Published: October 22, 2018 / Updated: October 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15465
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15316
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the software loads the policy library with user permission and bypassing the endpoint checks. A local attacker can bypass the endpoint checks and modify data on the target system.
Affected software
APM Clients
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP Edge Client for Linux
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP Edge Client for Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2018-15316
Update BIG-IP APM to version 13.1.1.2.
Update BIG-IP APM Clients to version 7.1.7.
Update BIG-IP Edge Client to version 7170.
Update BIG-IP APM Clients to version 7.1.7.
Update BIG-IP Edge Client to version 7170.
APM Clients - update to 7.1.7
BIG-IP APM - update to 13.1.1.2
BIG-IP Edge Client for Linux - update to 7170
BIG-IP APM - update to 13.1.1.2
BIG-IP Edge Client for Linux - update to 7170