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CVE

CVE-2018-15321

When BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.0.0.2, 13.0.0-13.1.0.5, 12.1.0-12.1.3.5, 11.6.0-11.6.3.2, or 11.2.1-11.5.6, BIG-IQ Centralized Man

When BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.0.0.2, 13.0.0-13.1.0.5, 12.1.0-12.1.3.5, 11.6.0-11.6.3.2, or 11.2.1-11.5.6, BIG-IQ Centralized Management 5.0.0-5.4.0 or 4.6.0, BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration 1.0.0, iWorkflow 2.1.0-2.3.0, or Enterprise Manager 3.1.1 is licensed for Appliance Mode, Admin and Resource administrator roles can by-pass BIG-IP Appliance Mode restrictions to overwrite critical system files. Attackers of high privilege level are able to overwrite critical system files which bypasses security controls in place to limit TMSH commands. This is possible with an administrator or resource administrator roles when granted TMSH.

Resource administrator roles must have TMSH access in order to perform this attack.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.00188
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
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Affected Products & Versions

60
f5 big-ip local traffic manager>= 11.2.1 and <= 11.5.6
f5 big-ip local traffic manager>= 11.6.0 and <= 11.6.3.2
f5 big-ip local traffic manager>= 12.1.0 and <= 12.1.3.5
f5 big-ip local traffic manager>= 13.0.0 and <= 13.1.0.7
f5 big-ip local traffic manager>= 14.0.0 and <= 14.0.0.2
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager>= 11.2.1 and <= 11.5.6
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager>= 11.6.0 and <= 11.6.3.2
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager>= 12.1.0 and <= 12.1.3.5
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Scoring & Timeline

4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · f5sirt@f5.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD31 Oct 2018 · 02:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K01067037MitigationVendor Advisory
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