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CVE-2023-22283

BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows vulnerability

Published: Feb 1, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-427
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-427

Affected Products

F5
commercial·US
big-ip access policy managerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip edgeOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
APM ClientsOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure
F5 Networks, Inc.
commercial·USaka f5
BIG-IP Access Policy ManagerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
BIG-IP APM ClientsOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K07143733
my.f5.com
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K07143733
my.f5.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22283
nvd.nist.gov
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