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Advisory severityMedium4.3F5

Medium [CVE-2021-23001] BIG-IP: On versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, 12.1.x before…

This medium-severity F5 advisory covers CVE-2021-23001; related products: BIG-IP, Advanced WAF, ASM.

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Summary

On versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3, and 11.6.x before 11.6.5.3, the upload functionality in BIG-IP Advanced WAF and BIG-IP ASM allows an authenticated user to upload files to the BIG-IP system using a call to an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint.

Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.

Affected versions
  • 16.0.x
  • 15.1.x
  • 14.1.x
  • 13.1.x
  • 12.1.x
  • 11.6.x

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source

Fixed versions
  • 16.0.1.1
  • 15.1.2.1
  • 14.1.4
  • 13.1.3.6
  • 12.1.5.3
  • 11.6.5.3

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source

Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: 16.0.1.1, 15.1.2.1, 14.1.4, 13.1.3.6, 12.1.5.3, 11.6.5.3. 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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