CVE-2018-5547

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-5547
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-08-17 12:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:58:00 UTC
DescriptionWindows Logon Integration feature of F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 for Windows by default uses Legacy logon mode which uses a SYSTEM account to establish network access. This feature displays a certificate user interface dialog box which contains the link to the certificate policy. By clicking on the link, unprivileged users can open additional dialog boxes and get access to the local machine windows explorer which can be used to get administrator privilege. Windows Logon Integration is vulnerable when the APM client is installed by an administrator on a user machine. Users accessing the local machine can get administrator privileges

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-862

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager Client 7.1.6 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager Client 7.1.6.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager Client 7.1.7 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager Client 7.1.6 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager Client 7.1.6.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager Client 7.1.7 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.f5.com/csp/article/K10015187 CONFIRM support.f5.com
F5 BIG-IP APM Client for Windows Lets Local Users Obtain System Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
myF5 support.f5.com
support.f5.com/csp/article/K10015187 CONFIRM support.f5.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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