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    CVE-2022-1388

    On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all 12.1.x and 11.6.x versions, undisclosed requests may bypass iControl REST authentication. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

    Published:May 5, 2022
    Last Modified:Oct 27, 2025
    EPS:May 5, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.94456
    CVSS Score:9.8

    CISA Notification

    Description

    On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all 12.1.x and 11.6.x versions, undisclosed requests may bypass iControl REST authentication. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    May 31, 2022
    1564 days ago
    Alert Date
    May 10, 2022
    1585 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Access Policy Manager
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Analytics
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Application Security Manager
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Domain Name System
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Fraud Protection Service
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Global Traffic Manager
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Link Controller
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Local Traffic Manager
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50932https://github.com/0x7eTeam/CVE-2022-1388-PocExphttps://github.com/0xAgun/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/0xf4n9x/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/aancw/CVE-2022-1388-rshttps://github.com/Al1ex/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2022-1388_PoChttps://github.com/AmirHoseinTangsiriNET/CVE-2022-1388-Scannerhttps://github.com/amitlttwo/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/Angus-Team/F5-BIG-IP-RCE-CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/bandit92/CVE2022-1388_TestAPIhttps://github.com/battleofthebots/refreshhttps://github.com/blind-intruder/CVE-2022-1388-RCE-checker-and-POC-Exploithttps://github.com/chesterblue/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/Chocapikk/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/devengpk/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/doocop/CVE-2022-1388-EXPhttps://github.com/EvilLizard666/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/gotr00t0day/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/Henry4E36/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/horizon3ai/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/Hudi233/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/impost0r/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/iveresk/cve-2022-1388-1vereskhttps://github.com/iveresk/cve-2022-1388-iveresk-command-shellhttps://github.com/j-baines/tippa-my-tonguehttps://github.com/jbharucha05/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/jheeree/CVE-2022-1388-checkerhttps://github.com/justakazh/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/li8u99/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/LinJacck/CVE-2022-1388-EXPhttps://github.com/Luchoane/CVE-2022-1388_refreshhttps://github.com/M4fiaB0y/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/MrCl0wnLab/Nuclei-Template-CVE-2022-1388-BIG-IP-iControl-REST-Exposedhttps://github.com/MrCl0wnLab/Nuclei-Template-Exploit-F5-BIG-IP-iControl-REST-Auth-Bypass-RCE-Command-Parameterhttps://github.com/mr-vill4in/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/nico989/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/numanturle/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/nvk0x/CVE-2022-1388-exploithttps://github.com/omnigodz/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/On-Cyber-War/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/Osyanina/westone-CVE-2022-1388-scannerhttps://github.com/pauloink/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/PsychoSec2/CVE-2022-1388-POChttps://github.com/qusaialhaddad/F5-BigIP-CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/r0otk3r/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/revanmalang/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/sashka3076/F5-BIG-IP-exploithttps://github.com/saucer-man/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/savior-only/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/SecTheBit/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/shamo0/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/sherlocksecurity/CVE-2022-1388-Exploit-POChttps://github.com/Stonzyy/Exploit-F5-CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/SudeepaShiranthaka/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution-Vulnerability-CVE-2022-1388-A-Case-Studyhttps://github.com/superzerosec/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/thatonesecguy/CVE-2022-1388-Exploithttps://github.com/ThinkingOffensively/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/vaelwolf/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/vesperp/CVE-2022-1388-F5-BIG-IPhttps://github.com/Vulnmachines/F5-Big-IP-CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/west9b/F5-BIG-IP-POChttps://github.com/Wrin9/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/XiaomingX/cve-2022-1388-pochttps://github.com/yukar1z0e/CVE-2022-1388https://github.com/ZephrFish/F5-CVE-2022-1388-Exploithttps://github.com/Zeyad-Azima/CVE-2022-1388

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    References

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346
    https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346
    https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1388

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High