Critical severity · published May 5, 2022
CVE-2022-1388
F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication Vulnerability
RansomwareIn wildKEV
9.8
CVSS
100%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all 12.1.x and 11.6.x versions, undisclosed requests may bypass iControl REST authentication. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)100.0% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed May 10, 2022
Federal remediation dueMay 31, 2022
Ransomware campaign useKnown
Affected products
Which versions
BI
BIG-IP · F5
16.1.x before 16.1.2.2; 15.1.x before 15.1.5.1; 14.1.x before 14.1.4.6; 13.1.x before 13.1.5; 12.1.x through 12.1.6; 11.6.x through 11.6.5 · source: vendor, KEV
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager · F5
11.6.1 through 11.6.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.6; 13.1.0 before 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4.6; 15.1.0 before 15.1.5.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
11.6.1 through 11.6.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.6; 13.1.0 before 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4.6; 15.1.0 before 15.1.5.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
11.6.1 through 11.6.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.6; 13.1.0 before 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4.6; 15.1.0 before 15.1.5.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
11.6.1 through 11.6.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.6; 13.1.0 before 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4.6; 15.1.0 before 15.1.5.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
11.6.1 through 11.6.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.6; 13.1.0 before 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4.6; 15.1.0 before 15.1.5.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Domain Name System · F5
11.6.1 through 11.6.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.6; 13.1.0 before 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4.6; 15.1.0 before 15.1.5.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BF
Big-ip Fraud Protection Service · F5
11.6.1 through 11.6.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.6; 13.1.0 before 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4.6; 15.1.0 before 15.1.5.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager · F5
11.6.1 through 11.6.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.6; 13.1.0 before 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4.6; 15.1.0 before 15.1.5.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
11.6.1 through 11.6.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.6; 13.1.0 before 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4.6; 15.1.0 before 15.1.5.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
11.6.1 through 11.6.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.6; 13.1.0 before 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4.6; 15.1.0 before 15.1.5.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager · F5
11.6.1 through 11.6.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.6; 13.1.0 before 13.1.5; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4.6; 15.1.0 before 15.1.5.1; 16.1.0 before 16.1.2.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1388
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1388
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
support.f5.com
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.html
www.secpod.com
https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/
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