F5 BIG-IP APM/BIG-IP APM Clients Windows Installer cachecleaner.dll uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP APM and BIG-IP APM Clients. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function in the library cachecleaner.dll of the component Windows Installer. Such manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-23023. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in F5 BIG-IP APM and BIG-IP APM Clients (Firewall Software) (version now known). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing in the library cachecleaner.dll of the component Windows Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 06/10/2021 as K33757590. The advisory is available at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-23023. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/06/2021 🔍
06/10/2021 +154 days 🔍
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06/13/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K33757590
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-23023 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-23023
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-176798

Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2021 21:24
Updated: 06/13/2021 09:21
Changes: 06/10/2021 21:24 (39), 06/13/2021 09:21 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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