CVE-2018-5540

Severity Score

4.4

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

On F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.0.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.3, 11.6.0-11.6.3.1, or 11.5.1-11.5.6, Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, BIG-IQ Centralized Management 5.0.0-5.1.0, BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration 1.0.0, or F5 iWorkflow 2.1.0-2.3.0 the big3d process does not irrevocably minimize group privileges at start up.

En F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.0.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.3, 11.6.0-11.6.3.1 o 11.5.1-11.5.6, Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, BIG-IQ Centralized Management 5.0.0-5.1.0, BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration 1.0.0 o F5 iWorkflow 2.1.0-2.3.0, el proceso big3d no no minimiza irrevocablemente los privilegios de grupo al arranque.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-01-12 CVE Reserved
2018-07-19 CVE Published
2023-07-13 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104920	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041340	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041341	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K82038789	2019-10-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
F5 Search vendor "F5"		Big-ip Domain Name System Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Domain Name System"				>= 11.5.1 <= 11.5.6 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Domain Name System" and version " >= 11.5.1 <= 11.5.6"		-		Affected
F5 Search vendor "F5"		Big-ip Domain Name System Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Domain Name System"				>= 11.6.0 <= 11.6.3.1 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Domain Name System" and version " >= 11.6.0 <= 11.6.3.1"		-		Affected
F5 Search vendor "F5"		Big-ip Domain Name System Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Domain Name System"				>= 12.1.0 <= 12.1.3.3 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Domain Name System" and version " >= 12.1.0 <= 12.1.3.3"		-		Affected
F5 Search vendor "F5"		Big-ip Domain Name System Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Domain Name System"				>= 13.0.0 <= 13.0.1 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Domain Name System" and version " >= 13.0.0 <= 13.0.1"		-		Affected
F5 Search vendor "F5"		Big-ip Global Traffic Manager Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Global Traffic Manager"				>= 11.5.1 <= 11.5.6 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Global Traffic Manager" and version " >= 11.5.1 <= 11.5.6"		-		Affected
F5 Search vendor "F5"		Big-ip Global Traffic Manager Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Global Traffic Manager"				>= 11.6.0 <= 11.6.3.1 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Global Traffic Manager" and version " >= 11.6.0 <= 11.6.3.1"		-		Affected
F5 Search vendor "F5"		Big-ip Global Traffic Manager Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Global Traffic Manager"				>= 12.1.0 <= 12.1.3.3 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Global Traffic Manager" and version " >= 12.1.0 <= 12.1.3.3"		-		Affected
F5 Search vendor "F5"		Big-ip Global Traffic Manager Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Global Traffic Manager"				>= 13.0.0 <= 13.0.1 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Global Traffic Manager" and version " >= 13.0.0 <= 13.0.1"		-		Affected
F5 Search vendor "F5"		Enterprise Manager Search vendor "F5" for product "Enterprise Manager"				3.1.1 Search vendor "F5" for product "Enterprise Manager" and version "3.1.1"		-		Affected
F5 Search vendor "F5"		Big-iq Centralized Management Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-iq Centralized Management"				>= 5.0.0 <= 5.1.0 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-iq Centralized Management" and version " >= 5.0.0 <= 5.1.0"		-		Affected
F5 Search vendor "F5"		Big-iq Cloud And Orchestration Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-iq Cloud And Orchestration"				1.0.0 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-iq Cloud And Orchestration" and version "1.0.0"		-		Affected
F5 Search vendor "F5"		F5 Iworkflow Search vendor "F5" for product "F5 Iworkflow"				>= 2.1.0 <= 2.3.0 Search vendor "F5" for product "F5 Iworkflow" and version " >= 2.1.0 <= 2.3.0"		-		Affected