What is CVE-2022-23018?

CVE-2022-23018 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-01-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-23018?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager

CVE-2022-23018

On BIG-IP AFM version 16.1.x before 16.1.2, 15.1.x before 15.1.4.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.5, and 13.1.x beginning in 13.1.3.4, when a virtual server is configured with both HTTP protocol security and HTTP Proxy Connect profiles, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

EPSS: 0.009 (56.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

F5 Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
N/a Big-ip Afm — versions 16.1.x before 16.1.2, 15.1.x before 15.1.4.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.5, and 13.1.x beginning in 13.1.3.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23018?: CVE-2022-23018 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-01-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-23018?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.