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CVE-2023-23552

BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM vulnerability

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

On versions 17.0.x before 17.0.0.2, 16.1.x before 16.1.3.3, 15.1.0 before 15.1.8, 14.1.x before 14.1.5.3, and all versions of 13.1.x, when a BIG-IP Advanced WAF or BIG-IP ASM security policy is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause an increase in memory resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-01-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-02-01 CVE Published
  • 2025-03-25 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
References (1)
URL Tag Source
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
F5
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Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall
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>= 13.1.0 <= 13.1.5
Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall" and version " >= 13.1.0 <= 13.1.5"
-
Affected
F5
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Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall
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>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.5.3
Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall" and version " >= 14.1.0 < 14.1.5.3"
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Affected
F5
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Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall
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>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.8
Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall" and version " >= 15.1.0 < 15.1.8"
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Affected
F5
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Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall
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>= 16.1.0 < 16.1.3.3
Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall" and version " >= 16.1.0 < 16.1.3.3"
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Affected
F5
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Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall
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>= 17.0.0 < 17.0.0.2
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Affected
F5
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Big-ip Application Security Manager
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>= 13.1.0 <= 13.1.5
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Affected
F5
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Big-ip Application Security Manager
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>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.5.3
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Affected
F5
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Big-ip Application Security Manager
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>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.8
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Affected
F5
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Big-ip Application Security Manager
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>= 16.1.0 < 16.1.3.3
Search vendor "F5" for product "Big-ip Application Security Manager" and version " >= 16.1.0 < 16.1.3.3"
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Affected
F5
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Big-ip Application Security Manager
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>= 17.0.0 < 17.0.0.2
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Affected