CVE-2023-22302 BIG-IP HTTP profile vulnerability

Medium 5.9 Published 1 Feb 2023 Updated 26 Mar 2025

Attackers can cause Traffic Management Microkernel termination via undisclosed requests when specific HTTP profile conditions are met on F5 BIG-IP systems.

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

What is CVE-2023-22302?

CVE-2023-22302 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 1 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In BIG-IP versions 17.0.x before 17.0.0.2, and 16.1.x beginning in 16.1.2.2 to before 16.1.3.3, when an HTTP profile is configured on a virtual server and conditions beyond the attacker’s control exist on the target pool member, undisclosed requests sent to the BIG-IP system can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness: CWE-772

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22302?

It affects 12 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 Ddos Hybrid Defender and 6 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22302?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22302 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2023-22302 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22302 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mm8q-cf7f-pmxx.