High severity · published May 5, 2022
CVE-2022-27634
On 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2 and 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, BIG-IP APM does not properly validate configurations, allowing an authenticated attacker with high…
7.2
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
On 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2 and 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, BIG-IP APM does not properly validate configurations, allowing an authenticated attacker with high privileges to manipulate the APM policy leading to privilege escalation/remote code execution. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
BIG-IP APM · F5
16.1.x before 16.1.2.2; 15.1.x before 15.1.5.1 · source: vendor
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager · F5
15.1.0 before 15.1.5.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27634
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27634
Mitigation
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K57555833
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