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CVE-2022-25946

Published: May 5, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-354
8.7HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

On all versions of 16.1.x, 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, and 11.6.x of F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF, ASM, and ASM, and F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC) all versions prior to 9.0, when running in Appliance mode, an authenticated attacker with Administrator role privilege may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions due to a missing integrity check in F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-354

Affected Products

F5
commercial·US
big-ip access policy managerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip advanced web application firewallOn-premSecurity Product
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip application security managerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip guided configurationOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
BIG-IP (Advanced WAF, APM, ASM)On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC)On-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / network-management

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52322100
support.f5.com

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