FKIE_CVE-2022-27634

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-05-05 17:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:37
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
On 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2 and 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, BIG-IP APM does not properly validate configurations, allowing an authenticated attacker with high privileges to manipulate the APM policy leading to privilege escalation/remote code execution. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
References
f5sirt@f5.comhttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K57555833Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K57555833Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager *
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager *
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