Medium severity · published May 5, 2022
CVE-2022-25946
On all versions of 16.1.x, 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, and 11.6.x of F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF, ASM, and ASM, and F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC) all versions prior to 9.0,…
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
On all versions of 16.1.x, 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, and 11.6.x of F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF, ASM, and ASM, and F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC) all versions prior to 9.0, when running in Appliance mode, an authenticated attacker with Administrator role privilege may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions due to a missing integrity check in F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager · F5
13.1.0; 13.1.1; 13.1.3; 13.1.4; 13.1.5; 14.1.0; +12 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall · F5
13.1.0; 13.1.1; 13.1.3; 13.1.4; 13.1.5; 14.1.0; +12 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
13.1.0; 13.1.1; 13.1.3; 13.1.4; 13.1.5; 14.1.0; +12 more · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Guided Configuration · F5
through 9.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager
F5
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