F5Os A
CVE-2023-22657
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Command injection prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
On F5OS-A beginning in version 1.2.0 to before 1.3.0 and F5OS-C beginning in version 1.3.0 to before 1.5.0, processing F5OS tenant file names may allow for command injection. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized APIs, avoid shell execution, validate input with strict allowlists.
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This vulnerability is classified as Command Injection (CWE-77), which allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. On F5OS-A beginning in version 1.2.0 to before 1.3.0 and F5OS-C beginning in version 1.3.0 to before 1.5.0, processing F5OS tenant file names may allow for command injection. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated. Affected products include: F5 F5Os-A, F5 F5Os-C. Version information: version 1.2.0.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
On F5OS-A beginning in version 1.2.0 to before 1.3.0 and F5OS-C beginning in version 1.3.0 to before 1.5.0, processing F5OS tenant file names may allow for command injection. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
On an F5OS system, if the root user had previously configured the system to allow login via SSH key-based authentication
In F5OS-A version 1.x before 1.1.0 and F5OS-C version 1.x before 1.5.0, excessive file permissions in F5OS allows an aut
On F5OS, an improper authorization vulnerability exists where remotely authenticated users (LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+) may b
Local privilege escalation in F5OS-A and F5OS-C allows an authenticated low-privileged user with local access to execute
Privilege escalation in F5OS-A and F5OS-C allows an authenticated attacker with a local low-privilege account to cross a
When running in Appliance mode, an authenticated attacker assigned the Administrator or Resource Administrator role may
SNMP on F5OS-A appliance and F5OS-C chassis systems can be driven into memory exhaustion by undisclosed requests, allowi
Memory corruption in F5OS-A and F5OS-C is a moderate-priority issue, not a top-tier emergency: an out-of-bounds write ca
F5OS-A on F5 rSeries systems can expose sensitive FIPS hardware security module (HSM) information to a highly privileged
When LDAP remote authentication is configured on F5OS, a remote user without an assigned role will be incorrectly author
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the F5OS QKView utility that allows an authenticated attacker to read file
In F5OS-A version 1.x before 1.1.0 and F5OS-C version 1.x before 1.4.0, a directory traversal vulnerability exists in an
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