High severity · published Mar 31, 2021
CVE-2021-22988
On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3, and 11.6.x before 11.6.5.3, TMUI, also…
8.8
CVSS
10.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3, and 11.6.x before 11.6.5.3, TMUI, also referred to as the Configuration utility, has an authenticated remote command execution vulnerability in undisclosed pages. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)10.4% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager · F5
11.6.1 before 11.6.5.3; 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
11.6.1 before 11.6.5.3; 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall · F5
11.6.1 before 11.6.5.3; 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
11.6.1 before 11.6.5.3; 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
11.6.1 before 11.6.5.3; 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
11.6.1 before 11.6.5.3; 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Ddos Hybrid Defender · F5
11.6.1 before 11.6.5.3; 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Domain Name System · F5
11.6.1 before 11.6.5.3; 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BF
Big-ip Fraud Protection Service · F5
11.6.1 before 11.6.5.3; 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager · F5
11.6.1 before 11.6.5.3; 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
11.6.1 before 11.6.5.3; 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
11.6.1 before 11.6.5.3; 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22988
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22988
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K70031188
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