F5 BIG-IP up to 17.0.0.0 iRules Command privileges management

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.x/14.1.5.0/15.1.6.0/16.1.3.0/17.0.0.0. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component iRules Command Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-33962. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.x/14.1.5.0/15.1.6.0/16.1.3.0/17.0.0.0 (Firewall Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component iRules Command Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared 08/05/2022 as K80970653. It is possible to read the advisory at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-33962 since 07/19/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 14.1.5.1, 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3.1 or 17.0.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• F5

Name

• BIG-IP

Version

• 13.0
• 13.1
• 14.1.0
• 14.1.1
• 14.1.2
• 14.1.3
• 14.1.4
• 14.1.5.0
• 15.1.0
• 15.1.1
• 15.1.2
• 15.1.3
• 15.1.4
• 15.1.5
• 15.1.6.0
• 16.1.0
• 16.1.1
• 16.1.2
• 16.1.3.0
• 17.0.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://f5.com/

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