High severity · published May 5, 2022
CVE-2022-27806
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,…
7.2
CVSS
1.5%
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 assigned the Administrator role may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions, utilizing command injection vulnerabilities in undisclosed URIs 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:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% 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
before 9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27806
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27806
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K68647001
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