Vulnerability · Published Feb 12, 2021 · Assigned by f5

CVE-2021-22979

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in BIG-IP. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

On BIG-IP version 16.0.x before 16.0.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.2.8, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.5, and all 12.1.x versions, a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP Configuration utility when Fraud Protection Service is provisioned and allows an attacker to execute JavaScript in the context of the current logged-in user. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a BIG-IP 16.0.x before 16.0.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.2.8, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.5, and all 12.1.x versions

References