Resource exhaustion in F5 Big-Ip
CVE-2022-1468
On all versions of 17.0.x, 16.1.x, 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, and 11.6.x on F5 BIG-IP, an authenticated iControl REST user with at least guest role privileges can cause processing delays to iControl REST requests via undisclosed requests. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.008 (53.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- F5 Big-ip — versions 17.0.x, 16.1.x, 15.1.x
- F5 Big-ip_access_policy_manager — versions 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3
- F5 Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager — versions 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3
- F5 Big-ip_analytics — versions 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3
- F5 Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager — versions 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3
- F5 Big-ip_application_security_manager — versions 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3
- F5 Big-ip_domain_name_system — versions 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3
- F5 Big-ip_fraud_protection_service — versions 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3
- F5 Big-ip_global_traffic_manager — versions 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3
- F5 Big-ip_link_controller — versions 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1468?
- CVE-2022-1468 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-05-05.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1468?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.