QID 376596

Date Published: 2022-05-16

QID 376596: F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM), Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Access Policy Manager (APM) Restriction Bypass Vulnerability (K81952114)

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. (CVE-2022-26415)

Affected Versions:
16.1.0 - 16.1.2
15.1.0 - 15.1.5
14.1.0 - 14.1.4
13.1.0 - 13.1.4
12.1.0 - 12.1.6

QID Detection Logic(Authenticated):
This QID checks for the vulnerable versions of F5 BIG-IP devices using the tmsh command.

In Appliance mode, an authenticated user with valid user credentials assigned the Administrator role may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions. This is a control plane issue; there is no data plane exposure. Appliance mode is enforced by a specific license or may be enabled or disabled for individual Virtual Clustered Multiprocessing (vCMP) guest instances.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.1 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6 severity.
  • Solution
    For more information about patch details please refer to K81952114Workaround:
    For mitigation and workaround info please refer to K81952114
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    K81952114 URL Logo support.f5.com/csp/article/K81952114

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