CVE-2023-38418

The BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS does not follow best practices for elevating privileges during the installation process. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000134746	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:f5:access_policy_manager_clients::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager::::::::

History

08 Aug 2023, 17:14

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:f5:access_policy_manager_clients::::::::
First Time		F5 F5 access Policy Manager Clients F5 big-ip Access Policy Manager
References	~~(MISC) https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000134746 -~~	(MISC) https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000134746 - Vendor Advisory

02 Aug 2023, 16:55

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-08-02 16:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 15:14

NVD link : CVE-2023-38418

Mitre link : CVE-2023-38418

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-38418

JSON object : View

Products Affected

f5

access_policy_manager_clients
big-ip_access_policy_manager

CWE

CWE-347

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

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