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CVE-2021-23016

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.3)—

On BIG-IP APM versions 15.1.x before 15.1.3, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.1, 13.1.x before 13.1.4, and all versions of 16.0.x, 12.1.x, and 11.6.x, an attacker may be able to bypass APM's internal restrictions and retrieve static content that is hosted within APM by sending specifically crafted requests to an APM Virtual Server. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

F5 — Big-ip Access Policy Manager

CWEs

References

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