Medium severity · published May 5, 2022
CVE-2022-27878
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, and F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC) all versions prior to 9.0, a stored cross-site…
6.8
CVSS
0.8%
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, and F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC) all versions prior to 9.0, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP Configuration utility that allows an attacker to execute JavaScript in the context of the currently logged-in user. 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:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% 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 Firewall 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 Analytics · 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 Acceleration 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 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
BD
Big-ip Domain Name System · F5
13.1.0; 13.1.1; 13.1.3; 13.1.4; 13.1.5; 14.1.0; +12 more · source: NVD
BF
Big-ip Fraud Protection Service · 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 Global Traffic 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
6.0; 7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
13.1.0; 13.1.1; 13.1.3; 13.1.4; 13.1.5; 14.1.0; +12 more · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
13.1.0; 13.1.1; 13.1.3; 13.1.4; 13.1.5; 14.1.0; +12 more · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager · F5
13.1.0; 13.1.1; 13.1.3; 13.1.4; 13.1.5; 14.1.0; +12 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27878
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27878
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K92807525
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