What is CVE-2023-38419?

CVE-2023-38419 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-ip, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-38419?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-38419 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in F5 Big-ip

CVE-2023-38419

An authenticated attacker with guest privileges or higher can cause the iControl SOAP process to terminate by sending undisclosed requests. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

EPSS: 0.002 (44.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

F5 Big-ip — versions 17.1.0, 16.1.0, 15.1.0
F5 Big-iq — versions 8.2.0, 8.3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000133472 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38419?: CVE-2023-38419 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-ip, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-38419?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-38419 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.