CVE-2021-23014

published 2021-05-10

CVE-2021-23014: On versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.3, and 14.1.x before 14.1.4, BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM are missing authorization checks for file…

Priority P3 52 high 8.8 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR L UI N S U C H I H A H

On versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.3, and 14.1.x before 14.1.4, BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM are missing authorization checks for file uploads to a specific directory within the REST API which might allow Authenticated users with guest privileges to upload files. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected

9 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
big-ip_asm	advanced_waf	—	—
f5	big-ip_advanced_waf	—	—
f5	big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall	>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.4	14.1.4
f5	big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall	>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.3	15.1.3
f5	big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall	>= 16.0.0 < 16.0.1.1	16.0.1.1
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.4	14.1.4
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.3	15.1.3
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	>= 16.0.0 < 16.0.1.1	16.0.1.1
f5	big-ip_asm	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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