Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-22326

Medium

Published: 01 February 2023

Published
01 February 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0045 63.9th percentile
Risk Priority 10 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-22326 is a medium-severity Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732) vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager. Its CVSS base score is 4.9 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked in the top 36.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

In BIG-IP versions 17.0.x before 17.0.0.2, 16.1.x before 16.1.3.3, 15.1.x before 15.1.8.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.5.3, and all versions of 13.1.x, and all versions of BIG-IQ 8.x and 7.1.x, incorrect permission assignment vulnerabilities exist in the iControl REST and TMOS shell…

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(tmsh) dig command which may allow an authenticated attacker with resource administrator or administrator role privileges to view sensitive information. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CWE(s)
CWE-732

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

f5
big-ip access policy manager
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.3 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.8.1
f5
big-ip advanced firewall manager
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.3 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.8.1
f5
big-ip analytics
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.3 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.8.1
f5
big-ip application acceleration manager
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.8.1 · 16.1.0 — 16.1.3.3
f5
big-ip application security manager
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.3 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.8.1
f5
big-ip ddos hybrid defender
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.3 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.8.1
f5
big-ip domain name system
14.1.0 — 14.1.5.3 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.8.1 · 16.1.0 — 16.1.3.3
f5
big-ip fraud protection service
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.8.1 · 16.1.0 — 16.1.3.3
f5
big-ip link controller
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.3 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.8.1
f5
big-ip local traffic manager
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.3 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.8.1
+2 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

AC-1 Policy and Procedures
addresses: CWE-732

Procedures support proper permission assignment for critical resources through documented controls.

AC-16 Security and Privacy Attributes
addresses: CWE-732

Attribute management for resources provides a mechanism to assign and maintain correct permissions based on security labels.

AC-6 Least Privilege
addresses: CWE-732

Prevents overly permissive assignments to critical resources by limiting to task needs.

AT-1 Policy and Procedures
addresses: CWE-732

Training policy covers correct permission assignment, reducing the ability to exploit incorrect permission assignments for critical resources.

AT-3 Role-based Training
addresses: CWE-732

Training on permission management reduces incorrect permission assignments for critical resources.

AU-9 Protection of Audit Information
addresses: CWE-732

Audit logs and logging tools are critical resources whose protection requires correct permission assignments to block unauthorized actions.

CA-2 Control Assessments
addresses: CWE-732

Assessments review permission assignments on critical resources to confirm correctness, mitigating exploitation via incorrect permissions.

CA-4 Security Certification
addresses: CWE-732

Certification includes checking that permissions on critical resources are correctly assigned.

References