CVE-2022-27659 Missing authorization in BIG-IP

Medium 4.3 Published 5 May 2022 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Authenticated attackers can modify or delete other users' dashboards in the F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface due to missing authorization checks.

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-2022-27659?

CVE-2022-27659 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 5 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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, and 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, an authenticated attacker can modify or delete Dashboards created by other BIG-IP users in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI). Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27659?

It affects 11 products.

Products include 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 and 5 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27659?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27659 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-27659 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27659 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vg7m-9fgh-jc66.