CVE-2022-28716: F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

On 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all versions of 12.1.x 11.6.x, a DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP AFM, CGNAT, and PEM 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

Affected products

• F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.5 (fixed in 13.1.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4.6 (fixed in 14.1.4.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.5.1 (fixed in 15.1.5.1); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.2.2 (fixed in 16.1.2.2)
• F5 BIG-IP Carrier-Grade Nat: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.5 (fixed in 13.1.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4.6 (fixed in 14.1.4.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.5.1 (fixed in 15.1.5.1); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.2.2 (fixed in 16.1.2.2)
• F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.5 (fixed in 13.1.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4.6 (fixed in 14.1.4.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.5.1 (fixed in 15.1.5.1); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.2.2 (fixed in 16.1.2.2)

Published 2022-05-05. Last modified 2026-06-17.