CVE-2022-27878 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2022-27878

On all versions of 16.1.x, 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, and...

Vulnerability Description

On all versions of 16.1.x, 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, and 11.6.x of F5 BIG-IP, and F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC) all versions prior to 9.0, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP Configuration utility that allows an attacker to execute JavaScript in the context of the currently logged-in user. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • This issue was reported to F5 by a source that chooses to remain anonymous.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

BIG-IP, BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC)
Vulnerable Versions:
16.1.x, 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, 11.6.x, 17.0.0, All

Timeline

Official Publish: May 5th, 2022
Last Modified: April 23rd, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)