CVE-2022-1388
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CVSS Score
V3.1EPSS Score
v2023.03.01There is a 44.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
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Description
On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all 12.1.x and 11.6.x versions, undisclosed requests may bypass iControl REST authentication. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
Available Exploits
F5 BIG-IP iControl - REST Auth Bypass RCE
F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all 12.1.x and 11.6.x versions, may allow undisclosed requests to bypass iControl REST authentication.
References:
- https://twitter.com/GossiTheDog/status/1523566937414193153
- https://www.horizon3.ai/f5-icontrol-rest-endpoint-authentication-bypass-technical-deep-dive/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1388
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/
F5 BIG-IP iControl REST Panel - Detect
F5 BIG-IP iControl REST API discovered and may be vulnerable to an authentication bypass (not tested).
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Known Exploited Vulnerability
This vulnerability is actively being exploited in the wild
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Added to KEV
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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Advisory Details
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CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 6, 2022, Modified: April 2, 2025