CVE-2023-5450

BIG-IP Edge Client for macOS vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

An insufficient verification of data vulnerability exists in BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS that may allow an attacker elevation of privileges during the installation process.

Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Existe una verificación insuficiente de la vulnerabilidad de los datos en BIG-IP Edge Client Installer en macOS que puede permitir que un atacante aumente sus privilegios durante el proceso de instalación. Nota: Las versiones de software que han llegado al End of Technical Support (EoTS) no se evalúan.

*Credits: F5 acknowledges Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro for bringing this issue to our attention and following the highest standards of coordinated disclosure.

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-10-06 CVE Reserved
2023-10-10 CVE Published
2023-10-18 EPSS Updated
2024-09-13 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000135040	2023-10-18

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 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Access Policy Manager"	>= 7.2.3 < 7.2.4.5 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Access Policy Manager" and version " >= 7.2.3 < 7.2.4.5"	-	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"	>= 13.1.0 <= 13.1.5 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Access Policy Manager" and version " >= 13.1.0 <= 13.1.5"	-	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"	>= 14.1.0 <= 14.1.5 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Access Policy Manager" and version " >= 14.1.0 <= 14.1.5"	-	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"	>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.10 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Access Policy Manager" and version " >= 15.1.0 < 15.1.10"	-	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"	>= 16.1.0 < 16.1.4 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Access Policy Manager" and version " >= 16.1.0 < 16.1.4"	-	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"	17.1.0 Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Access Policy Manager" and version "17.1.0"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe