CVE-2018-15331

HIGH

BIG-IP AAM <13.0.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54843525

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 44.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (2)
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 13.0.0
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 12.1.0 - 12.1.3
Published Dec 20, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026