F5 BIG-IP APM up to 15.1.10/16.1.6/17.1.2/17.5.1 integrity check

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP APM up to 15.1.10/16.1.6/17.1.2/17.5.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in integrity check. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-48500. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in F5 BIG-IP APM up to 15.1.10/16.1.6/17.1.2/17.5.1. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integrity check vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-354. The product does not validate or incorrectly validates the integrity check values or "checksums" of a message. This may prevent it from detecting if the data has been modified or corrupted in transmission. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A missing file integrity check vulnerability exists on MacOS F5 VPN browser client installer that may allow a local, authenticated attacker with access to the local file system to replace it with a malicious package installer.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

It is possible to read the advisory at my.f5.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-48500. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 249246 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM VPN browser client for macOS vulnerability (K000151782)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (249246) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1823). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • F5 BIG-IP

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integrity check
CWE: CWE-354 / CWE-345
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 249246
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM VPN browser client for macOS vulnerability (K000151782)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/13/2025 Advisory disclosed
08/13/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/22/2025 +70 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K000151782
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-48500 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-48500
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-319935
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1823 - F5 BIG-IP: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2025 16:24
Updated: 10/22/2025 04:09
Changes: 08/13/2025 16:24 (50), 08/15/2025 15:42 (2), 08/17/2025 19:16 (7), 10/22/2025 04:09 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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