CVE-2022-28695 Command injection in BIG-IP AFM

High 7.2 Published Updated

An authenticated high-privilege attacker can upload a malicious file to the BIG-IP AFM Configuration utility to execute arbitrary commands.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-28695?

CVE-2022-28695 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, published on 5 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

On F5 BIG-IP AFM 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, and 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, an authenticated attacker with high privileges can upload a maliciously crafted file to the BIG-IP AFM Configuration utility, which allows an attacker to run arbitrary commands. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28695?

It affects 1 product.

Products include F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2022-28695?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28695 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2022-28695 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-57jq-v9qv-3mx2.

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