QID 376699

Date Published: 2022-06-27

QID 376699: F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM), Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Access Policy Manager (APM) iControl SOAP Vulnerability (K59904248)

F5 BIG-IP ASM (Application Security Manager) is a flexible web application firewall that secures web applications in traditional, virtual, and private cloud environments.
F5 BIG-IP (LTM) Local Traffic Manager is the most popular module offered on F5 Networks BiG-IP platform. The real power of the LTM is it is a Full Proxy, allowing you to augment client and server side connections. All while making informed load balancing decisions on availability, performance, and persistence.
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is a secure, flexible, high-performance solution that provides unified global access to your network, cloud, and applications.

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in iControl SOAP that allows an authenticated attacker with at least guest role privileges to read wsdl files in the BIG-IP file system. (CVE-2022-29474)

Vulnerable Component:
BIG-IP APM,ASM,LTM

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
11.6.1 - 11.6.5

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

An authenticated attacker with at least guest role privileges may exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to iControl SOAP. If the exploit is successful, an attacker can read wsdl files in the BIG-IP file system. There is no data plane exposure; this is a control plane issue only.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4 severity.
  • Solution
    For more information about patch details please refer to: K59904248
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    K59904248 URL Logo support.f5.com/csp/article/K59904248

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