Security Advisory

CVE-2018-5547

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2018-08-17 13:00:00
Last updated 2024-09-17 00:21:43
Assigner f5
State PUBLISHED

Description

Windows Logon Integration feature of F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 for Windows by default uses Legacy logon mode which uses a SYSTEM account to establish network access. This feature displays a certificate user interface dialog box which contains the link to the certificate policy. By clicking on the link, unprivileged users can open additional dialog boxes and get access to the local machine windows explorer which can be used to get administrator privilege. Windows Logon Integration is vulnerable when the APM client is installed by an administrator on a user machine. Users accessing the local machine can get administrator privileges