Path Traversal in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager

CVE-2021-23043

On BIG-IP, on all versions of 16.1.x, 16.0.x, 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, and 11.6.x, a directory traversal vulnerability exists in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP Configuration utility that allows an attacker to access arbitrary files. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (79.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-23043: held from 0.020 to 0.020.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-23043?
CVE-2021-23043 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-09-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-23043?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.