MitM attack in BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows and macOS

1) Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU76420

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22372

CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper message integrity checks in BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows and Mac OS. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and modify requests and responses to and from the BIG-IP Edge Client.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BIG-IP APM: 14.1.0 - 17.1.0

APM Clients: 7.2.2 - 7.2.4

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_apm:14.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_apm:14.1.0.3.0.79.6:ENG Hotfix:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_apm:14.1.0.3.0.97.6:ENG Hotfix:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_apm_client:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_apm_client:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_apm_client:7.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000132522

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.