Medium severity · published Sep 27, 2021
CVE-2021-23054
On version 16.x before 16.1.0, 15.1.x before 15.1.4, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.4, and all versions of 13.1.x, 12.1.x, and 11.6.x, a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability…
6.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
On version 16.x before 16.1.0, 15.1.x before 15.1.4, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.4, and all versions of 13.1.x, 12.1.x, and 11.6.x, a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the resource information page for authenticated users when a full webtop is configured on the BIG-IP APM system. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% 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 through 11.6.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.6; 13.1.0 through 13.1.4; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.4; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23054
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23054
Mitigation
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K41997459
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