What is CVE-2021-22983?

CVE-2021-22983 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-22983?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager

CVE-2021-22983

On BIG-IP AFM version 15.1.x before 15.1.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, and 13.1.x before 13.1.3.5, authenticated users accessing the Configuration utility for AFM are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack if they attempt to access a maliciously-crafted URL. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (39.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

F5 Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
N/a Big-ip Afm — versions 15.1.x before 15.1.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, and 13.1.x before 13.1.3.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22983?: CVE-2021-22983 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-22983?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.