Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability affects some F5OS platforms and could let command injection occur when F5OS processes tenant file names. Successful exploitation could compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The sources rate it high severity, but exploitation requires local access conditions and user interaction.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for affected F5OS appliances because a successful case could affect all three security pillars. Urgency is lower than internet-facing remote code execution, but unsupported or poorly monitored platforms increase business risk.
Technical view
CVE-2023-22657 is a CWE-77 command injection issue in F5OS tenant file name processing. Affected ranges are F5OS-A 1.2.0 to before 1.3.0 and F5OS-C 1.3.0 to before 1.5.0. CVSS v3.1 is 7.0 with AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running the affected F5OS-A or F5OS-C versions. Software that has reached End of Technical Support was not evaluated, so older deployments need vendor confirmation.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not report known active exploitation, and this CVE is not listed as KEV. The CVSS vector indicates local attack conditions, high complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required.
Researcher notes
The public record gives product ranges, CWE, CVSS, and the vendor advisory, but limited operational detail. Avoid assuming remote reachability or active exploitation. The main research focus is accurate version exposure, tenant-file processing paths, and vendor-supported upgrade targets.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade F5OS-A deployments out of versions before 1.3.0 where applicable.
- Upgrade F5OS-C deployments out of versions before 1.5.0 where applicable.
- Review F5 advisory K06345931 for supported target versions and operational guidance.
- Treat unsupported or EoTS versions as unresolved until F5 confirms their status.
Validation and detection
- Inventory F5OS-A and F5OS-C appliances and record exact software versions.
- Compare versions against the affected ranges in the CVE and F5 advisory.
- Identify workflows that process or import F5OS tenant files.
- Review recent administrative activity for unusual tenant file handling events.
- Confirm whether any F5OS deployments are EoTS and excluded from vendor evaluation.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H15.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K06345931CVE reference
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.