What is CVE-2021-23055?

CVE-2021-23055 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Nginx_ingress_controller, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-23055?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in F5 Nginx_ingress_controller

CVE-2021-23055

On version 2.x before 2.0.3 and 1.x before 1.12.3, the command line restriction that controls snippet use with NGINX Ingress Controller does not apply to Ingress objects. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support…

EPSS: 0.007 (48.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

F5 Nginx_ingress_controller
N/a Nginx Ingress Controller — versions 2.x before 2.0.3 and 1.x before 1.12.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-23055?: CVE-2021-23055 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Nginx_ingress_controller, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-23055?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.