Medium [CVE-2021-22979] 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…
This medium-severity F5 advisory covers CVE-2021-22979; related products: BIG-IP.
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Summary
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.
- 16.0.x
- 15.1.x
- 14.1.x
- 13.1.x
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source
- 16.0.1
- 15.1.1
- 14.1.2.8
- 13.1.3.5
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 16.0.1, 15.1.1, 14.1.2.8, 13.1.3.5. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source
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