Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2021-23053 (CCN-208089)

Assigned:2021-08-24
Published:2021-08-24
Updated:2022-08-30
Summary:On version 15.1.x before 15.1.3, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, and 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, when the brute force protection feature of BIG-IP Advanced WAF or BIG-IP ASM is enabled on a virtual server and the virtual server is under brute force attack, the MySQL database may run out of disk space due to lack of row limit on undisclosed tables in the MYSQL database.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
4.6 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-770
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2021-23053

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
f5-cve202123053-dos(208089)

Source: CCN
Type: F5 Security Advisory K36942191
Advanced WAF and BIG-IP ASM MySQL database vulnerability CVE-2021-23053

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K36942191

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 14.1.0 and < 14.1.3.1)
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 14.1.0 and < 14.1.3.1)
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 13.1.0 and < 13.1.3.6)
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 13.1.0 and < 13.1.3.6)
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 15.1.0 and < 15.1.3)
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 15.1.0 and < 15.1.3)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:f5:big-ip:13.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:f5:big-ip:15.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip:14.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:f5:big-ip:13.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall *
    f5 big-ip application security manager *
    f5 big-ip application security manager *
    f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall *
    f5 big-ip application security manager *
    f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall *
    f5 big-ip 13.1.0
    f5 big-ip 15.1.0
    f5 big-ip 14.1.0
    f5 big-ip 13.1.3