Vulnerability in F5 Apm Clients
CVE-2023-22283
On versions beginning in 7.1.5 to before 7.2.3.1, a DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows. User interaction and administrative privileges are required to exploit this vulnerability because the victim user needs to run the executable on the system and the attacker requires administrative privileges for modifying the files in the trusted search path. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
EPSS: 0.002 (9.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- F5 Apm Clients — versions 7.1.5, 7.2.4
- F5 Big-ip_access_policy_manager
- F5 Big-ip_edge
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- f5sirt@f5.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-22283?
- CVE-2023-22283 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Apm Clients, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-02-01.
- How severe is CVE-2023-22283?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.