NGINX Mgmt Suite Default Perms Enable Auth Mod Sensitive Files
CVE-2023-28724 Published on May 3, 2023

NGINX Management Suite default file permissions are set such that an authenticated attacker may be able to modify sensitive files on NGINX Instance Manager and NGINX API Connectivity Manager.   Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-28724 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

Incorrect Default Permissions

During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-28724

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F5 Networks Nginx Instance Manager
 
F5 Networks Nginx Security Monitoring
 
F5 Networks Nginx Api Connectivity Manager
 

Affected Versions

F5 NGINX Instance Manager: F5 NGINX API Connectivity Manager: F5 NGINX Security Monitoring:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.08%
Percentile
24.13%

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