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

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

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 May 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-57jq-v9qv-3mx2

## 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 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28695?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2022-28695 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager

- [CVE-2021-23040](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23040/): SQL injection in BIG-IP AFM (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-59478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-59478/): BIG-IP AFM DoS protection profile vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-24312](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24312/): BIG-IP AFM vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2019-6636](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6636/): Cross-site scripting in BIG-IP (AFM, ASM) (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-21763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21763/): BIG-IP AFM vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-28695 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28695/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28695/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28695
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28695
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28695

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28695/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.