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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM portal access vulnerability (K52206731)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 118677

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

TMM may restart when processing a specially crafted request withAPM portal access. (CVE-2018-15324)

Impact

A remote attacker may be able to cause a traffic disruption or cause the BIG-IP system to fail over to a peer device in the device group if configured for high availability(HA).

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K52206731.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K52206731

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 118677

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL52206731.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 11/2/2018

Updated: 11/2/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-15324

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/30/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/31/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-15324