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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- F5 Big-Ip — versions 17.1.0, 16.1.0, 15.1.0
- F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall
- F5 Big-Ip Analytics
- F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager
- F5 Big-Ip Application Visibility And Reporting
- F5 Big-Ip Carrier-Grade Nat
- F5 Big-Ip Ddos Hybrid Defender
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000133472 (vendor-advisory, 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.