Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU50615
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22974
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix for a race condition vulnerability in iControl REST API #VU9746. A remote user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsBIG-IP: 13.1.0 - 16.0.1
BIG-IP LTM: 13.1.0 - 16.0.1
BIG-IP AAM: 13.1.0 - 16.0.1
BIG-IP Advanced WAF: 13.1.0 - 16.0.1
BIG-IP AFM: 13.1.0 - 16.0.1
BIG-IP Analytics: 13.1.0 - 16.0.1
BIG-IP APM: 13.1.0 - 16.0.1
BIG-IP ASM: 13.1.0 - 16.0.1
BIG-IP DDHD: 13.1.0 - 16.0.1
BIG-IP DNS: 13.1.0 - 16.0.1
BIG-IP FPS: 13.1.0 - 16.0.1
BIG-IP GTM: 13.1.0 - 16.0.1
BIG-IP Link Controller: 13.1.0 - 16.0.1
BIG-IP PEM: 13.1.0 - 16.0.1
BIG-IP SSLO: 13.1.0 - 16.0.1
External linkshttp://support.f5.com/csp/article/K68652018
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.