Privilege escalation in F5 Big-Ip
CVE-2022-27659
On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, and 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, an authenticated attacker can modify or delete Dashboards created by other BIG-IP users in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI). Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.005 (37.8th 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:L/A:N.
Affected products
- F5 Big-ip — versions 13.1.x, 12.1.x, 11.6.x
- F5 Big-ip_access_policy_manager — versions 14.1.0, 14.1.2, 14.1.3
- F5 Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager — versions 14.1.0, 14.1.2, 14.1.3
- F5 Big-ip_analytics — versions 14.1.0, 14.1.2, 14.1.3
- F5 Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager — versions 14.1.0, 14.1.2, 14.1.3
- F5 Big-ip_application_security_manager — versions 14.1.0, 14.1.2, 14.1.3
- F5 Big-ip_domain_name_system — versions 14.1.0, 14.1.2, 14.1.3
- F5 Big-ip_fraud_protection_service — versions 14.1.0, 14.1.2, 14.1.3
- F5 Big-ip_global_traffic_manager — versions 14.1.0, 14.1.2, 14.1.3
- F5 Big-ip_link_controller — versions 14.1.0, 14.1.2, 14.1.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-27659?
- CVE-2022-27659 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-05-05.
- How severe is CVE-2022-27659?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.