Authenticated F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration integrity check in Appliance mode vulnerability CVE-2022-25946

When running in Appliance mode, an authenticated attacker with Administrator role privileges may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions due to a missing integrity check in F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration. (CVE-2022-25946)

Impact

In Appliance mode, an authenticated attacker with valid credentials assigned the Administrator role may be able to bypass appliance mode restrictions. This is a control plane issue; there is no data plane exposure. Appliance mode is enforced by a specific license or may be enabled or disabled for individual Virtual Clustered Multiprocessing (vCMP) guest instances. For information about Appliance mode, refer to K12815: Overview of Appliance mode.

Note: For BIG-IP ASM Guided Configuration, an additional Advanced WAF license is required for it to be available in the Configuration utility Security menu.