Stored cross-site scripting in BIG-IP Guided Configuration - CVE-2022-27878
Published: May 4, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62792
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27878
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP Configuration utility. The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute JavaScript in the context of the currently logged-in user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Affected software
BIG-IP Guided Configuration
How to mitigate CVE-2022-27878
Install update from vendor's website.
BIG-IP Guided Configuration - update to 9.0