Cross-site scripting in F5 BIG-IP APM
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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 APM, and F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC) all versions prior to 9.0, a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in an undisclosed page of F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration 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
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F5 | BIG-IP APM | 16.1.x; 15.1.x; 14.1.x; 13.1.x; 12.1.x; 11.6.x | 17.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| F5 | BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC) | All to before 9.0 | 9.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- BIG-IP APM VendorF5 Affected 16.1.x; 15.1.x; 14.1.x; 13.1.x; 12.1.x; 11.6.x Fixed in 17.0.0 Patch available CNA
- BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC) VendorF5 Affected All to before 9.0 Fixed in 9.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 19
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1.1 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1.3 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1.4 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1.5 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.1.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.1.2 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.1.3 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.1.4 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.4 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.5 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.1.4 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
Show 9 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1.1 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1.2 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1.3 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1.4 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1.5 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.1.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.1.1 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.1.2 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_guided_configuration:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.4 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.5 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_guided_configuration:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.0 Vulnerable ·F5
Remediation
- Fix · CNA BIG-IP APM (F5) Fixed in 17.0.0
- Fix · CNA BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC) (F5) Fixed in 9.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC) 9.0
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-10690 Command injection in F5 BIG-IPPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2022-09483 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…Priority LOW 38
- TI-2022-10758 Cross-site scripting in F5 BIG-IPPriority LOW 33
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-27230
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-84vw-rqhm-9cj2
References
More F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-25230 BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-01269 Missing authentication in F5 BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-05850 Memory corruption in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-05845 Server-side request forgery in BIG-IP; BIG-IQ KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-04820 Path traversal in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-27230 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-27230 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-84vw-rqhm-9cj2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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