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CVE-2022-28859

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 0.70%

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CVE-2022-28859 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. On F5 BIG-IP 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1 and 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, when installing Net HSM, the scripts (nethsm-safenet-install.sh and nethsm-thales-install.sh) expose the Net HSM partition password. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated. EPSS estimates a 0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

On F5 BIG-IP 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1 and 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, when installing Net HSM, the scripts (nethsm-safenet-install.sh and nethsm-thales-install.sh) expose the Net HSM partition password. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
6.5/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.70%

48.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
F5Big-Ip Access Policy Manager14.1.0
F5Big-Ip Access Policy Manager14.1.2
F5Big-Ip Access Policy Manager14.1.3
F5Big-Ip Access Policy Manager14.1.4
F5Big-Ip Access Policy Manager15.1.0
F5Big-Ip Access Policy Manager15.1.1
F5Big-Ip Access Policy Manager15.1.2
F5Big-Ip Access Policy Manager15.1.3
F5Big-Ip Access Policy Manager15.1.4
F5Big-Ip Access Policy Manager15.1.5
F5Big-Ip Access Policy Manager16.1.0
F5Big-Ip Access Policy Manager16.1.1
F5Big-Ip Access Policy Manager16.1.2
F5Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager14.1.0
F5Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager14.1.2
F5Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager14.1.3
F5Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager14.1.4
F5Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager15.1.0
F5Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager15.1.1
F5Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager15.1.2
F5Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager15.1.3
F5Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager15.1.4
F5Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager15.1.5
F5Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager16.1.0
F5Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager16.1.1
F5Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager16.1.2
F5Big-Ip Analytics14.1.0
F5Big-Ip Analytics14.1.2
F5Big-Ip Analytics14.1.3
F5Big-Ip Analytics14.1.4
F5Big-Ip Analytics15.1.0
F5Big-Ip Analytics15.1.1
F5Big-Ip Analytics15.1.2
F5Big-Ip Analytics15.1.3
F5Big-Ip Analytics15.1.4
F5Big-Ip Analytics15.1.5
F5Big-Ip Analytics16.1.0
F5Big-Ip Analytics16.1.1
F5Big-Ip Analytics16.1.2
F5Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager14.1.0
F5Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager14.1.2
F5Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager14.1.3
F5Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager14.1.4
F5Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager15.1.0
F5Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager15.1.1
F5Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager15.1.2
F5Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager15.1.3
F5Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager15.1.4
F5Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager15.1.5
F5Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager16.1.0

Showing 50 of 143 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.

References

Timeline

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Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-28859?
On F5 BIG-IP 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1 and 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, when installing Net HSM, the scripts (nethsm-safenet-install.sh and nethsm-thales-install.sh) expose the Net HSM partition password. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
How severe is CVE-2022-28859?
CVE-2022-28859 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2022-28859?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST