High severity · published Dec 20, 2018
CVE-2018-15331
On BIG-IP AAM 13.0.0 or 12.1.0-12.1.3.7, the dcdb_convert utility used by BIG-IP AAM fails to drop group permissions when executing helper scripts, which could be used to leverage…
7.8
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
On BIG-IP AAM 13.0.0 or 12.1.0-12.1.3.7, the dcdb_convert utility used by BIG-IP AAM fails to drop group permissions when executing helper scripts, which could be used to leverage attacks against the BIG-IP system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
12.1.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager
F5
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15331
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15331
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54843525
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