QID 376790

Date Published: 2022-08-10

QID 376790: F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) Appliance Mode Vulnerability cve-2022-31473 (K34893234)

When running in Appliance mode, an authenticated attacker may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions due to a directory traversal vulnerability in an undisclosed page within iApps. A successful exploit can allow the attacker to cross a security boundary.CVE-2022-31473

Vulnerable Component: BIG-IP APM

Affected Versions:
16.1.0
15.1.0 - 15.1.3

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 attacker with valid credentials 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. For information about Appliance mode, refer to K12815: Overview of Appliance mode.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.7 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    For more information about patch details please refer to K34893234
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    K34893234 URL Logo support.f5.com/csp/article/K34893234

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