CVE-2022-29474 Path traversal in BIG-IP

Medium 4.3 Published 5 May 2022 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Authenticated attackers with guest privileges can read arbitrary WSDL files from the BIG-IP file system via directory traversal in iControl SOAP.

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-2022-29474?

CVE-2022-29474 is a medium-severity path traversal 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, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all versions of 12.1.x and 11.6.x, a directory traversal vulnerability exists in iControl SOAP that allows an authenticated attacker with at least guest role privileges to read wsdl files in the BIG-IP file system. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29474?

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-2022-29474?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29474 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-29474 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29474 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r87f-26v2-9p82.