CVE-2018-5540

MEDIUM

F5 <13.0.1 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

On F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.0.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.3, 11.6.0-11.6.3.1, or 11.5.1-11.5.6, Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, BIG-IQ Centralized Management 5.0.0-5.1.0, BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration 1.0.0, or F5 iWorkflow 2.1.0-2.3.0 the big3d process does not irrevocably minimize group privileges at start up.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041340
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K82038789
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104920
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041341

Scores

CVSS v3 4.4
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 31.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-732
Status published
Products (6)
f5/big-ip_domain_name_system 11.5.1 - 11.5.6
f5/big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.5.1 - 11.5.6
f5/big-iq_centralized_management 5.0.0 - 5.1.0
f5/big-iq_cloud_and_orchestration 1.0.0
f5/enterprise_manager 3.1.1
f5/f5_iworkflow 2.1.0 - 2.3.0
Published Jul 19, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026