Insufficient session expiration in BIG-IP iControl REST



Published: 2022-08-04
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-35728
CWE-ID CWE-613
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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BIG-IP
Hardware solutions / Firmware

BIG-IQ Centralized Management
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor F5 Networks

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Insufficient Session Expiration

EUVDB-ID: #VU66089

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-35728

CWE-ID: CWE-613 - Insufficient Session Expiration

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient session expiration issue as the iControl REST token remains valid for certain time after logout. A remote non-authenticated attacker can obtain or guess session token and gain unauthorized access to session that belongs to another user.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BIG-IP: 13.1.0 - 17.0.0

BIG-IQ Centralized Management: 7.0.0 - 8.1.0

External links

http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K55580033


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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