PT-2022-17614 · F5 · F5 Big-Ip Guided Configuration+2

Published 2022-05-05 · Updated 2022-05-16 · CVE-2022-25946

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.7

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF, ASM, and ASM versions 11.6.x through 16.1.x F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC) versions prior to 9.0

Description 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 when running in Appliance mode.

Recommendations For F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF, ASM, and ASM versions 11.6.x through 16.1.x, consider updating to a version that includes the necessary integrity check to prevent Appliance mode restriction bypass. For F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC) versions prior to 9.0, update to version 9.0 or later to include the necessary integrity check. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting Administrator role privileges to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-354

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-25946

Affected Products

F5 Big-Ip Apm

F5 Big-Ip Advanced Waf

F5 Big-Ip Guided Configuration

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25946 · Security Note
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52322100 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-25946 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/42013 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/true_secator/2914 · Telegram Post