CVE-2021-23014

HIGH

BIG-IP <16.0.1.1, <15.1.3, <14.1.4 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

On versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.3, and 14.1.x before 14.1.4, BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM are missing authorization checks for file uploads to a specific directory within the REST API which might allow Authenticated users with guest privileges to upload files. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23203045

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0027
EPSS Percentile 50.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (2)
f5/big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall 14.1.0 - 14.1.4
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 14.1.0 - 14.1.4
Published May 10, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026