Medium severity · published Oct 19, 2018
CVE-2018-15316
In F5 BIG-IP APM 13.0.0-13.1.1.1, APM Client 7.1.5-7.1.6, and/or Edge Client 7101-7160, the BIG-IP APM Edge Client component loads the policy library with user permission and…
5.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In F5 BIG-IP APM 13.0.0-13.1.1.1, APM Client 7.1.5-7.1.6, and/or Edge Client 7101-7160, the BIG-IP APM Edge Client component loads the policy library with user permission and bypassing the endpoint checks.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager · F5
13.0.0 through 13.1.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager Client · F5
7.1.5 through 7.1.6 · source: NVD
BE
Big-ip Edge Client · F5
7101 through 7160 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15316
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15316
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105731
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041936
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51220077
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