High severity · published May 10, 2021
CVE-2021-23015
On BIG-IP 15.1.x before 15.1.3, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.2, 13.1.0.8 through 13.1.3.6, and all versions of 16.0.x, when running in Appliance Mode, an authenticated user assigned the…
7.2
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
On BIG-IP 15.1.x before 15.1.3, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.2, 13.1.0.8 through 13.1.3.6, and all versions of 16.0.x, when running in Appliance Mode, an authenticated user assigned the 'Administrator' role may be able to bypass Appliance Mode restrictions utilizing undisclosed iControl REST endpoints. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% 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
13.1.0 before 13.1.4; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.3; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
13.1.0 before 13.1.4; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.3; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall · F5
13.1.0 before 13.1.4; 14.1.0 through 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.3; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
13.1.0 before 13.1.4; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.3; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
13.1.0 before 13.1.4; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.3; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
13.1.0 before 13.1.4; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.3; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Ddos Hybrid Defender · F5
13.1.0 before 13.1.4; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.3; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Domain Name System · F5
13.1.0 before 13.1.4; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.3; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BF
Big-ip Fraud Protection Service · F5
13.1.0 before 13.1.4; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.3; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager · F5
13.1.0 before 13.1.4; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.3; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
13.1.0 before 13.1.4; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.3; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
13.1.0 before 13.1.4; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.3; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23015
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23015
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K74151369
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