Information disclosure in F5 NGINX Ingress Controller



Published: 2022-08-08
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-30535
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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NGINX Ingress Controller
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor F5 Networks

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU66171

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30535

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote user can obtain the secrets available to the NGINX Ingress Controller.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

NGINX Ingress Controller: 1.0.0 - 2.2.0

External links

http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52125139


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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