QID 375676

Date Published: 2021-09-23

QID 375676: F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) Edge Client For Windows Vulnerability (K08503505)

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is a secure, flexible, high-performance solution that provides unified global access to your network, cloud, and applications.

The BIG-IP Edge Client Windows Installer Service's temporary folder has weak file and folder permissions. (CVE-2021-23022)

Vulnerable Component: BIG-IP APM

Affected Versions:
16.0.0 - 16.0.1
15.1.0 - 15.1.3
14.1.0 - 14.1.4
13.1.0 - 13.1.4
12.1.0 - 12.1.6
11.6.1 - 11.6.5

QID Detection Logic(Authenticated):
This QID checks for the vulnerable versions of F5 BIG-IP devices using the tmsh command.

This vulnerability can be exploited to allow an unprivileged user to run a specially crafted application to gain privilege escalation on the client Windows system. Customers are advised to update to a fixed version of the Edge Client software as listed in the security advisory.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
    • Solution
    The vendor has not released any patch, for more information please visit: K08503505
    Vendor References

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