CVE-2022-41617 BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM iControl REST vulnerability CVE-2022-41617
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code on F5 BIG-IP devices when the Advanced WAF or ASM module is provisioned.
- 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-2022-41617?
CVE-2022-41617 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall, published on 19 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In versions 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 13.1.x before 13.1.5.1, When the Advanced WAF / ASM module is provisioned, an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP iControl REST interface.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41617?
It affects 2 products.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41617?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41617 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-2022-41617 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41617 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall
- CVE-2021-23031 Privilege escalation in BIG-IP Advanced WAF and BIG-IP ASM
- CVE-2021-23029 Server-side request forgery in BIG-IP Advanced WAF and BIG-IP ASM
- CVE-2021-23014 Missing authorization in BIG-IP ASM/Advanced WAF
- CVE-2021-22993 Cross-site scripting in BIG-IP Advanced WAF and BIG-IP ASM
- CVE-2026-40060 BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM vulnerability
All F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fc4r-fxrx-hcf5.