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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM bd vulnerability (K02694732)

high Nessus Plugin ID 166244

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote host is prior to 14.1.5.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K02694732 advisory.

 - When a BIG-IP Advanced WAF/ASM security policy is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the bd process to terminate. (CVE-2022-41691)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K02694732.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K02694732

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 166244

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL02694732.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 10/19/2022

Updated: 11/2/2023

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41691

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip

Required KB Items: Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version, Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/19/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/19/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-41691

IAVA: 2022-A-0440-S