CVE-2018-5546

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The svpn and policyserver components of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 for Linux and macOS runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to get ownership of files owned by root on the local client host. A malicious local unprivileged user may gain knowledge of sensitive information, manipulate certain data, or assume super-user privileges on the local client host.

Los componentes svpn y policyserver del cliente F5 BIG-IP APM en versiones anteriores a la 7.1.7.1 para Linux y macOS se ejecutan como un proceso privilegiado y pueden permitir que un usuario sin privilegios obtenga la propiedad de archivos propiedad de root en el host del cliente local. Un usuario local no privilegiado malicioso puede adquirir conocimiento de información sensible, manipular determinados datos o asumir privilegios de superusuario en el host del cliente local.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-01-12 CVE Reserved
2018-08-17 CVE Published
2023-08-11 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
2024-09-17 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041510	Broken Link

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt	2024-09-17

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54431371	2022-04-18

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 Access Policy Manager Client Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Access Policy Manager Client"	>= 7.1.5 <= 7.1.7 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Access Policy Manager Client" and version " >= 7.1.5 <= 7.1.7"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe
F5 Search vendor "F5"	Big-ip Access Policy Manager Client Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Access Policy Manager Client"	>= 7.1.5 <= 7.1.7 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Access Policy Manager Client" and version " >= 7.1.5 <= 7.1.7"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
F5 Search vendor "F5"	Big-ip Access Policy Manager Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Access Policy Manager"	>= 12.1.0 <= 12.1.3 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Access Policy Manager" and version " >= 12.1.0 <= 12.1.3"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe
F5 Search vendor "F5"	Big-ip Access Policy Manager Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Access Policy Manager"	>= 12.1.0 <= 12.1.3 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Access Policy Manager" and version " >= 12.1.0 <= 12.1.3"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe