Authentication Vulnerability in F5 BIG-IQ HA ElasticSearch Service
CVE-2021-22997

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

F5
Status
Big-iq
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 March 2021

What is CVE-2021-22997?

The F5 BIG-IQ HA ElasticSearch service across versions 6.x and 7.x is vulnerable due to lack of authentication for clustering transport services, enabling unauthorized access. The transport data used by ElasticSearch is transmitted without encryption, posing significant risks to sensitive information. Users are advised to upgrade to version 8.0.0 or later to mitigate these security concerns.

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Affected Version(s)

BIG-IQ All 7.x and 6.x versions

References

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K34074377
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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