CVE-2022-23031
mediumpriority · track · 20EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
On BIG-IP FPS, ASM, and Advanced WAF versions 16.1.x before 16.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.4, and 14.1.x before 14.1.4.4, an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in an undisclosed page of the F5 Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF) and BIG-IP ASM Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the Configuration utility, that allows an authenticated high-privileged attacker to read local files and force BIG-IP to send HTTP requests. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
cvss
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weaknesses
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affected products (16)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a BIG-IP FPS, ASM, and Advanced WAF≤ 16.1.x before 16.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.4, and 14.1.x before 14.1.4.4enisa_euvdEU
- f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall14.1.0 → 14.1.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall15.1.0 → 15.1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall16.0.0 → 16.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip application security manager14.1.0 → 14.1.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip application security manager15.1.0 → 15.1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip application security manager16.0.0 → 16.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip fraud protection service14.1.0 → 14.1.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip fraud protection service15.1.0 → 15.1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip fraud protection service16.0.0 → 16.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2191F5 BIG-IP: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-01-19csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in F5 BIG-IP ausnutzen, um einen Cross Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen, einen Denial of Service zu verursachen oder Informationen offenzulegen.
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23031cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K61112120cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/F5-BIG-IP-external-XML-entity-injection-via-Configuration-Utility-37302cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022011948cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K61112120enisa_euvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K61112120MitigationVendor Advisorynvd
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