CVE-2021-23031

published 2021-09-14

CVE-2021-23031: On version 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, an…

Priority P3 57 critical 9.9 CVSS 3.1

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

On version 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, an authenticated user may perform a privilege escalation on the BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM Configuration utility. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected

14 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
f5	big-ip_advanced_waf	—	—
f5	big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall	11.6.1 – 11.6.5.2	—
f5	big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall	12.1.0 – 12.1.5	—
f5	big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall	13.1.0 – 13.1.3	—
f5	big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall	14.1.0 – 14.1.4	—
f5	big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall	15.1.0 – 15.1.2	—
f5	big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall	16.0.0 – 16.0.1.1	—
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	11.6.1 – 11.6.5.2	—
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	12.1.0 – 12.1.5	—
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	13.1.0 – 13.1.3	—
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	14.1.0 – 14.1.4	—
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	15.1.0 – 15.1.2	—
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	16.0.0 – 16.0.1.1	—
f5	big-ip_asm	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 9.9 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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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