Vulnerability · Published Feb 1, 2023 · Assigned by f5
CVE-2023-22283BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows vulnerability
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled search path in APM Clients 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 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
On versions beginning in 7.1.5 to before 7.2.3.1, a DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows. User interaction and administrative privileges are required to exploit this vulnerability because the victim user needs to run the executable on the system and the attacker requires administrative privileges for modifying the files in the trusted search path. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| F5 | APM Clients | 7.1.5 – before 7.2.3.1 |
Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H