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CVE-2023-43611

BIG-IP Edge Client for macOS vulnerability

Published: Oct 10, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-347
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 95.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS does not follow best practices for elevating privileges during the installation process.  This vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-38418.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-347

Affected Products

F5
commercial·US
big-ip access policy managerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip advanced firewall managerOn-premSecurity Product
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip advanced web application firewallOn-premSecurity Product
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip analyticsOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
big-ip application acceleration managerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
big-ip application security managerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip application visibility and reportingOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip carrier-grade natOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
F5 Networks, Inc.
commercial·USaka f5
BIG-IP Access Policy ManagerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
BIG-IP Advanced Firewall ManagerOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products
BIG-IP AnalyticsOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
BIG-IP Application Acceleration ManagerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
BIG-IP Application Security ManagerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
BIG-IP Domain Name SystemOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
BIG-IP Fraud Protection ServiceOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
BIG-IP Global Traffic ManagerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000136185
my.f5.com
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000136185
my.f5.com
https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.241671
vuldb.com

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