CVE-2022-25946 vulnerability in F5 Networks Products
Published on May 5, 2022
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
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-25946 is exploitable with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value
The software does not validate or incorrectly validates the integrity check values or "checksums" of a message. This may prevent it from detecting if the data has been modified or corrupted in transmission. Improper validation of checksums before use results in an unnecessary risk that can easily be mitigated. The protocol specification describes the algorithm used for calculating the checksum. It is then a simple matter of implementing the calculation and verifying that the calculated checksum and the received checksum match. Improper verification of the calculated checksum and the received checksum can lead to far greater consequences.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-25946
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Affected Versions
F5 BIG-IP (Advanced WAF, APM, ASM):- Version 16.1.x is affected.
- Version 15.1.x is affected.
- Version 14.1.x is affected.
- Version 13.1.x is affected.
- Version 12.1.x is affected.
- Version 11.6.x is affected.
- Version 17.0.0 and below 17.0.x* is unaffected.
- Version All and below 9.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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