CVE-2022-33962 BIG-IP iRule vulnerability CVE-2022-33962

Medium 6.7 Published 4 Aug 2022 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can bypass access control restrictions for self IP addresses via iRules commands, ignoring port lockdown settings.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-33962?

CVE-2022-33962 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 4 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In BIG-IP Versions 17.0.x before 17.0.0.1, 16.1.x before 16.1.3.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.6.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.5.1, and all versions of 13.1.x, certain iRules commands may allow an attacker to bypass the access control restrictions for a self IP address, regardless of the port lockdown settings. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33962?

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-2022-33962?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33962 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2022-33962 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33962 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f8cq-8hf3-3hw9.