CVE-2022-27659: Medium severity f5 access policy manager vulnerability

Published May 5, 2022
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Updated

On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, and 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, an authenticated attacker can modify or delete Dashboards created by other BIG-IP users in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI). Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Affected Software

143 affected components
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=14.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=14.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=14.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=14.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=15.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=15.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=15.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=15.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=15.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=15.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=16.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=16.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=16.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=14.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=14.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=14.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=14.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=15.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=15.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=15.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=15.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=15.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=15.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=16.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=16.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=16.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=14.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=14.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=14.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=14.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=15.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=15.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=15.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=15.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=15.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=15.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=16.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=16.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=16.1.2
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=14.1.0
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=14.1.2
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=14.1.3
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=14.1.4
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=15.1.0
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=15.1.2
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=15.1.3
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=15.1.4
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=15.1.5
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=16.1.0
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=16.1.1
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=16.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=14.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=14.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=14.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=14.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=15.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=15.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=15.1.2
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=15.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=15.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=15.1.5
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=16.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=16.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=16.1.2
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=14.1.0
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=14.1.2
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=14.1.3
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=14.1.4
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=15.1.0
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=15.1.2
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=15.1.3
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=15.1.4
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=15.1.5
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=16.1.0
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=16.1.1
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=16.1.2
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=14.1.0
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=14.1.2
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=14.1.3
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=14.1.4
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=15.1.0
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=15.1.2
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=15.1.3
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=15.1.4
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=15.1.5
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=16.1.0
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=16.1.1
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=16.1.2
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=14.1.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=14.1.2
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=14.1.3
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=14.1.4
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=15.1.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=15.1.2
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=15.1.3
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=15.1.4
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=15.1.5
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=16.1.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=16.1.1
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=16.1.2
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=14.1.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=14.1.2
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=14.1.3
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=14.1.4
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=15.1.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=15.1.2
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=15.1.3
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=15.1.4
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=15.1.5
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=16.1.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=16.1.1
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=16.1.2
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=14.1.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=14.1.2
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=14.1.3
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=14.1.4
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=15.1.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=15.1.2
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=15.1.3
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=15.1.4
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=15.1.5
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=16.1.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=16.1.1
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=16.1.2
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=14.1.0
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=14.1.2
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=14.1.3
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=14.1.4
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=15.1.0
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=15.1.1
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=15.1.2
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=15.1.3
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=15.1.4
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=15.1.5
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=16.1.0
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=16.1.1
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=16.1.2

Event History

May 5, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:14 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:14 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-27659?

CVE-2022-27659 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for authenticated attackers to modify or delete user-created dashboards.

2

How do I fix CVE-2022-27659?

To mitigate CVE-2022-27659, upgrade to F5 BIG-IP versions 16.1.2.2 or higher, 15.1.5.1 or higher, and 14.1.4.6 or higher.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2022-27659?

CVE-2022-27659 affects users of F5 BIG-IP versions 14.1.x, 15.1.x, and 16.1.x prior to their respective patched versions.

4

What action can authenticated attackers perform in CVE-2022-27659?

Authenticated attackers can modify or delete dashboards created by other users in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI).

5

When was CVE-2022-27659 reported?

CVE-2022-27659 was reported and made public in 2022.

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