7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.1%
The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote macOS host is prior or equal to 17.1.0 / 16.1.4 / 15.1.10 / 14.1.5 / 13.1.5. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K000136185 advisory.
The BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS does not follow best practices for elevating privileges during the installation process.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from F5 Networks BIG-IP Solution K000136185.
#
# @NOAGENT@
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(183050);
script_version("1.3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/05/10");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-43611");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2023-A-0537-S");
script_name(english:"F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP Edge Client for macOS Privilege Escalation (K000136185)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote macOS host is prior or equal to 17.1.0 / 16.1.4 /
15.1.10 / 14.1.5 / 13.1.5. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K000136185 advisory.
The BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS does not follow best practices for elevating privileges during the
installation process.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's
self-reported version number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K000136185");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"The vendor has acknowledged the vulnerability, but no solution has been provided.
Refer to the vendor for remediation guidance.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-43611");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/10/10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/10/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:f5:big-ip");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"former");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"F5 Networks Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("f5_bigip_detect.nbin");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/BIG-IP/hotfix", "Host/BIG-IP/modules", "Host/BIG-IP/version", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
exit(0);
}
include('f5_func.inc');
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var version = get_kb_item('Host/BIG-IP/version');
if ( ! version ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'F5 Networks BIG-IP');
if ( isnull(get_kb_item('Host/BIG-IP/hotfix')) ) audit(AUDIT_KB_MISSING, 'Host/BIG-IP/hotfix');
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/BIG-IP/modules') ) audit(AUDIT_KB_MISSING, 'Host/BIG-IP/modules');
if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);
var sol = 'K000136185';
var vmatrix = {
'APM': {
'affected': [
'17.1.0','16.1.0-16.1.4','15.1.0-15.1.10','14.1.0-14.1.5','13.1.0-13.1.5'
]
}
};
if (bigip_is_affected(vmatrix:vmatrix, sol:sol))
{
var extra = NULL;
if (report_verbosity > 0) extra = bigip_report_get();
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : extra
);
}
else
{
var tested = bigip_get_tested_modules();
var audit_extra = 'For BIG-IP module(s) ' + tested + ',';
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, audit_extra, version);
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'running the affected module APM');
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
f5 | big-ip_access_policy_manager | cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager | |
f5 | big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager | cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager | |
f5 | big-ip_application_security_manager | cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager | |
f5 | big-ip_domain_name_system | cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system | |
f5 | big-ip_global_traffic_manager | cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager | |
f5 | big-ip_local_traffic_manager | cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager | |
f5 | big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager | cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager | |
f5 | big-ip_wan_optimization_manager | cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager | |
f5 | big-ip_protocol_security_manager | cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager | |
f5 | big-ip | cpe:/h:f5:big-ip |
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.1%