F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.4/14.1.4.5/15.1.5.0/16.1.2.1 iControl REST Authentication /mgmt/tm/util/bash missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.4/14.1.4.5/15.1.5.0/16.1.2.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /mgmt/tm/util/bash of the component iControl REST Authentication. Such manipulation leads to missing authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-1388. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.4/14.1.4.5/15.1.5.0/16.1.2.1 (Firewall Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file /mgmt/tm/util/bash of the component iControl REST Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 05/06/2022 as K23605346. The advisory is shared for download at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-1388 since 04/19/2022. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/02/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as attacked. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. This issue was added on 05/10/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 05/31/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 13.1.5, 14.1.4.6, 15.1.5.1 or 16.1.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (50932). blog.malwarebytes.com is providing further details. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

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Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP 13.1.5/14.1.4.6/15.1.5.1/16.1.2.2

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04/19/2022 🔍
05/06/2022 +17 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K23605346
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-1388 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-1388
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-199100
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2022 07:43
Updated: 04/02/2025 21:00
Changes: 05/06/2022 07:43 (51), 05/08/2022 09:34 (1), 05/08/2022 09:35 (7), 05/10/2022 15:16 (7), 05/10/2022 15:29 (4), 04/26/2024 05:36 (28), 09/16/2024 13:11 (1), 09/22/2024 11:27 (1), 04/02/2025 21:00 (11)
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Discussion

 rijimav539 (+0)
4 years ago
Hi,

You can check this vulnerability online using our tool:

https://securityforeveryone.com/tools/f5-big-ip-icontrol-rest-auth-bypass-rce-cve-2022-1388
 VulDB Community Team4 years ago
Thank you for sharing.

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