Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM Configuration Utility
CVE-2021-23031

9.9CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
F5
Status
Big-ip Advanced Waf And Big-ip Asm
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 September 2021

Summary

An authenticated user may exploit a vulnerability in the F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM Configuration utility to perform unauthorized actions, leading to potential privilege escalation. This affects several versions within the BIG-IP series prior to specified updates. It is crucial to ensure that you are running a supported version to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

BIG-IP Advanced WAF and BIG-IP ASM 16.0.x before 16.0.1.2, 15.1.x before 15.1.3, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.1, 13.1.x before 13.1.4, 12.1.x before 12.1.6, and 11.6.x before 11.6.5.3

References

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K41351250
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.9
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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