Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2023 · Assigned by f5

CVE-2023-28724NGINX Management Suite vulnerability

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity incorrect default permissions in NGINX API Connectivity Manager from F5. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

NGINX Management Suite default file permissions are set such that an authenticated attacker may be able to modify sensitive files on NGINX Instance Manager and NGINX API Connectivity Manager.   Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
F5 NGINX Instance Manager 2.0.0 – before 2.9.01.0.0 – before *
F5 NGINX API Connectivity Manager 1.0.0 – before 1.5.0
F5 NGINX Security Monitoring 1.0.0 – before 1.3.0

Weakness: CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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