CVE-2022-23014 Denial of service in BIG-IP APM

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service by sending undisclosed requests to BIG-IP APM portal access, requiring specific virtual server configuration.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-23014?

CVE-2022-23014 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 25 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

On versions 16.1.x before 16.1.2 and 15.1.x before 15.1.4.1, when BIG-IP APM portal access is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23014?

It affects 1 product.

Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23014?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-23014 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23014 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7r8m-pjrv-v5hx.

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