{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 11 products.","exploited":"Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-1388 in the wild since at least 10 May 2022, including in ransomware campaigns.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1388 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 31 May 2022.","what":"CVE-2022-1388 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 5 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1388 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2022-1388 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 5 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-1388 in the wild since at least 10 May 2022, including in ransomware campaigns.\n\nAffected product: F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1388/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1388/index.md)","id":"CVE-2022-1388","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1388/index.md","name":"CVE-2022-1388","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-mrph-rvc3-cv97"],"analysis":{"component_type":"network_device","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["security_bypass"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"F5 BIG-IP","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can bypass iControl REST authentication on F5 BIG-IP devices via undisclosed requests, requiring an upgrade to secure versions.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"auth_bypass"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"f5","cpe":[{"product":"big-ip_access_policy_manager","vendor":"f5"},{"product":"big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager","vendor":"f5"},{"product":"big-ip_analytics","vendor":"f5"},{"product":"big-ip_application_acceleration_manager","vendor":"f5"},{"product":"big-ip_application_security_manager","vendor":"f5"},{"product":"big-ip_domain_name_system","vendor":"f5"},{"product":"big-ip_fraud_protection_service","vendor":"f5"},{"product":"big-ip_global_traffic_manager","vendor":"f5"},{"product":"big-ip_link_controller","vendor":"f5"},{"product":"big-ip_local_traffic_manager","vendor":"f5"},{"product":"big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager","vendor":"f5"}],"cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"critical","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-306","name":"Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality"}],"description":"On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all 12.1.x and 11.6.x versions, undisclosed requests may bypass iControl REST authentication. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":1,"first_seen":"2022-05-04","github_poc":64,"max_poc_stars":230,"metasploit":1,"nuclei":1,"refs":[{"date":"2022-05-09T11:46:45Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/horizon3ai/CVE-2022-1388","stars":230,"title":"POC for CVE-2022-1388"},{"date":"2022-05-07T17:54:08Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/doocop/CVE-2022-1388-EXP","stars":92,"title":"CVE-2022-1388 F5 BIG-IP RCE 批量检测"},{"date":"2022-05-09T10:34:38Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2022-1388_PoC","stars":87,"title":"F5 BIG-IP RCE exploitation (CVE-2022-1388)"},{"date":"2022-05-09T10:22:31Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/0xf4n9x/CVE-2022-1388","stars":84,"title":"CVE-2022-1388 F5 BIG-IP iControl REST Auth Bypass RCE"},{"date":"2022-05-09T11:30:09Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/ZephrFish/F5-CVE-2022-1388-Exploit","stars":59,"title":"Exploit and Check Script for CVE 2022-1388"},{"date":"2022-05-09T07:39:55Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/sherlocksecurity/CVE-2022-1388-Exploit-POC","stars":56,"title":"PoC for CVE-2022-1388_F5_BIG-IP"},{"date":"2022-05-05T10:35:35Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/numanturle/CVE-2022-1388","stars":53,"title":"K23605346: BIG-IP iControl REST vulnerability CVE-2022-1388"},{"date":"2022-05-09T14:01:38Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/Al1ex/CVE-2022-1388","stars":37,"title":"CVE-2022-1388 F5 BIG-IP iControl REST RCE"}],"tier":"exploited"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication","id":"CVE-2022-1388","indexable":true,"kev":{"dateAdded":"2022-05-10","dueDate":"2022-05-31","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","product":"BIG-IP","requiredAction":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.","vendorProject":"F5","vulnerabilityName":"F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication Vulnerability"},"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager","products":["f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager","f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager","f5:big-ip_analytics","f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager","f5:big-ip_application_security_manager","f5:big-ip_domain_name_system","f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service","f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager","f5:big-ip_link_controller","f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager","f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager"],"type":"auth_bypass","year":"2022"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":5,"next":{"headline":"Cross-site request forgery in BIG-IP","id":"CVE-2022-1389"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"No Future Posts \u003c= 1.4 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting","id":"CVE-2022-1387"},"products":["BIG-IP"],"published":"2022-05-05","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass","id":"CVE-2023-46747","kev_date_added":"2023-10-31","published":"2023-10-26"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution","id":"CVE-2021-22986","kev_date_added":"2021-11-03","published":"2021-03-31"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow","id":"CVE-2021-22991","kev_date_added":"2022-01-18","published":"2021-03-31"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution","id":"CVE-2020-5902","kev_date_added":"2021-11-03","published":"2020-07-01"},{"cvss_score":9.3,"headline":"F5 BIG-IP APM Heap-based Buffer Overflow","id":"CVE-2026-94127","kev_date_added":"2026-09-22","published":"2026-09-22"},{"cvss_score":9.3,"headline":"F5 BIG-IP Stack-Based Buffer Overflow","id":"CVE-2025-53521","kev_date_added":"2026-03-27","published":"2025-10-15"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0 1.0","name":"CISA KEV"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0","name":"PoC-in-GitHub"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"active","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-10-21","vendors":["F5"]},"summary":"Attackers can bypass iControl REST authentication on F5 BIG-IP devices via undisclosed requests, requiring an upgrade to secure versions.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1388/"}