CVE-2018-15331 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager (AAM) versions 13.0.0 and 12.1.0-12.1.3.7. The dcdb_convert utility fails to properly drop group permissions when executing helper scripts, allowing an attacker to leverage this flaw for system compromise. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 12.1.0, <= 12.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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