Privilege Escalation Risk in F5 BIG-IP and Related Products
CVE-2018-5540

4.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

F5
Status
Big-ip (dns, Gtm)
Enterprise Manager
Big-iq Centralized Management
Big-iq Cloud And Orchestration
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 July 2018

What is CVE-2018-5540?

A vulnerability exists in the F5 BIG-IP and related products where the big3d process fails to properly minimize group privileges upon startup. This misconfiguration could potentially allow unauthorized access to certain functions, thus elevating user privileges and affecting the overall security posture of the system. It's crucial for users of affected versions to implement necessary security patches to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

BIG-IP (DNS, GTM) 13.0.0-13.0.1

BIG-IP (DNS, GTM) 12.1.0-12.1.3.3

BIG-IP (DNS, GTM) 11.6.0-11.6.3.1

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041340
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K82038789
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104920
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2018-5540 : Privilege Escalation Risk in F5 BIG-IP and Related Products