Medium severity · published Feb 1, 2023
CVE-2023-22283
On versions beginning in 7.1.5 to before 7.2.3.1, a DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows
6.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
On versions beginning in 7.1.5 to before 7.2.3.1, a DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows. User interaction and administrative privileges are required to exploit this vulnerability because the victim user needs to run the executable on the system and the attacker requires administrative privileges for modifying the files in the trusted search path. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% 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
7.2.2 before 7.2.3.1; 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; 15.1.0 through 15.1.8; 16.1.0 through 16.1.3; 17.0.0 before 17.0.0.2 · source: NVD
BE
Big-ip Edge · F5
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22283
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22283
Vendor Advisory
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K07143733
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