CVE-2018-15328 Information disclosure in BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator), Enterprise Manager, BIG-IQ Centralized Management, F5 iWorkflow

High 7.5 Published 12 Dec 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers with access to configuration files can read SNMPv3 passphrases stored in plaintext, compromising authentication and privacy credentials.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-15328?

CVE-2018-15328 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 12 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

On BIG-IP 14.0.x, 13.x, 12.x, and 11.x, Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, BIG-IQ 6.x, 5.x, and 4.x, and iWorkflow 2.x, the passphrases for SNMPv3 users and trap destinations that are used for authentication and privacy are not handled by the BIG-IP system Secure Vault feature; they are written in the clear to the various configuration files.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15328?

It affects 16 products.

Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager, F5 Big-Ip Domain Name System and 10 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15328?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15328 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-15328 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15328 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fggc-gj4v-g5xq.