CVE-2018-15331 Privilege escalation in BIG-IP (AAM)
The dcdb_convert utility fails to drop group permissions, allowing attackers to leverage attacks against the BIG-IP system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-15331?
CVE-2018-15331 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, published on 20 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15331?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15331?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15331 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-15331 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15331 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager
- CVE-2017-6160 Denial of service in BIG-IP AAM, PEM
- CVE-2019-6601 Privilege escalation in BIG-IP (AAM)
All F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wxr5-p2xp-m24f.