CVE-2022-41617 (GCVE-0-2022-41617)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-19 21:19 – Updated: 2025-05-08 18:15
VLAI
Title
BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM iControl REST vulnerability CVE-2022-41617
Summary
In versions 16.1.x before 16.1.3.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.6.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.5.1, and 13.1.x before 13.1.5.1, When the Advanced WAF / ASM module is provisioned, an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP iControl REST interface.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-08 18:15 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Assigner
f5 CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 84/100 over 87 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF & ASM Unaffected: 17.0.0 , < 17.0.x* (custom)
Affected: 16.1.x , < 16.1.3.1 (custom)
Affected: 15.1.x , < 15.1.6.1 (custom)
Affected: 14.1.x , < 14.1.5.1 (custom)
Affected: 13.1.x , < 13.1.5.1 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-10-19 00:00
Credits
This issue was discovered internally by F5.
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