Privilege escalation in F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager
CVE-2018-15331
On BIG-IP AAM 13.0.0 or 12.1.0-12.1.3.7, the dcdb_convert utility used by BIG-IP AAM fails to drop group permissions when executing helper scripts, which could be used to leverage attacks against the BIG-IP system.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager — versions 13.0.0
- F5 Networks, Inc. Big-Ip (Aam) — versions 13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.3.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K54843525 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15331?
- CVE-2018-15331 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-12-20.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15331?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.