Path traversal in BIG-IP - CVE-2022-26835
Published: May 5, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62824
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26835
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error in iControl REST and tmsh command when processing directory traversal sequences in BIG-IP systems deployed in Standard and Appliance mode. An attacker with at least resource administrator role privileges can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the iControl REST API or pass specially crafted arguments to the tmsh command and view contents of arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
BIG-IP
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26835
Install update from vendor's website.
BIG-IP - addressed in versions 13.1.5, 14.1.4.6, 15.1.5.1, 16.1.2.2