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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (56.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000
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
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K15101402 (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.