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
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:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
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
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K41877405 (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.