CVE-2022-27878: XSS

Published May 5, 2022
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Updated

On all versions of 16.1.x, 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, and 11.6.x of F5 BIG-IP, and F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC) all versions prior to 9.0, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP Configuration utility that allows an attacker to execute JavaScript in the context of the currently logged-in user. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Affected Software

201 affected components
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=13.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=13.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=13.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=13.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=13.1.5
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=13.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=13.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=13.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=13.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=13.1.5
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=13.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=13.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=13.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=13.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=13.1.5
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=13.1.0
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=13.1.3
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=13.1.4
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=13.1.5
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=13.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=13.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=13.1.3
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=13.1.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=13.1.5
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=13.1.0
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=13.1.3
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=13.1.4
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System=13.1.5
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=13.1.0
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=13.1.3
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=13.1.4
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service=13.1.5
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=13.1.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=13.1.3
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=13.1.4
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=13.1.5
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=13.1.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=13.1.3
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=13.1.4
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=13.1.5
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=13.1.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=13.1.3
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=13.1.4
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=13.1.5
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=13.1.0
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=13.1.1
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=13.1.3
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=13.1.4
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=13.1.5
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
F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration=6.0
F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration=7.0
F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration=8.0

Event History

May 5, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:31 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:31 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-27878?

CVE-2022-27878 has been rated as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for stored cross-site scripting (XSS).

2

How do I fix CVE-2022-27878?

To fix CVE-2022-27878, it is recommended to upgrade to F5 BIG-IP versions that address the vulnerability as detailed in the support documentation.

3

Which F5 products are affected by CVE-2022-27878?

CVE-2022-27878 affects various versions of F5 BIG-IP, including 16.1.x, 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, 11.6.x, and F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration versions prior to 9.0.

4

What is stored cross-site scripting associated with CVE-2022-27878?

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts that are then stored on the server and executed in the context of users' browsers.

5

How can I mitigate the risks posed by CVE-2022-27878?

To mitigate the risks of CVE-2022-27878, users should apply the recommended patches and adopt secure coding practices to filter user inputs.

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