CVE-2022-41800
Published: 07 December 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-41800 is a high-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-41800 affects all versions of F5 BIG-IP when operating in Appliance mode. An authenticated user holding the Administrator role can exploit an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint to bypass Appliance mode restrictions, enabling the attacker to cross a defined security boundary. The flaw is tracked under CWE-77 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.7.
An attacker must already possess valid Administrator credentials on an affected BIG-IP system running in Appliance mode. Successful exploitation permits the administrator to perform actions that Appliance mode is intended to prevent, resulting in a loss of confidentiality and integrity while availability remains unaffected.
F5 has published mitigation guidance in knowledge-base article K13325942, which addresses the issue for supported software versions; releases that have reached End of Technical Support are not evaluated.
The associated EPSS score currently stands at 0.9268 with a recorded peak of 0.9395.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-44968
Vulnerability details
In all versions of BIG-IP, when running in Appliance mode, an authenticated user assigned the Administrator role may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions, utilizing an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint. A successful exploit can allow the attacker to cross…
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a security boundary. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
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Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.