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TI-2021-05842 Aliases CVE-2021-22983GHSA-7qwv-36fq-g7rp

Cross-site scripting in BIG-IP AFM

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

On BIG-IP AFM version 15.1.x before 15.1.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, and 13.1.x before 13.1.3.5, authenticated users accessing the Configuration utility for AFM are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack if they attempt to access a maliciously-crafted URL. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00516 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—BIG-IP AFM15.1.x before 15.1.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, and 13.1.x before 13.1.3.5—No fix listedCNA
  • BIG-IP AFM Vendor— Affected 15.1.x before 15.1.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, and 13.1.x before 13.1.3.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.0 to before 13.1.3.5; 14.1.0 to before 14.1.3.1; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.1VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 to before 13.1.3.5; 14.1.0 to before 14.1.3.1; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22983
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7qwv-36fq-g7rp

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-25230 BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01269 Missing authentication in F5 BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05850 Memory corruption in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05845 Server-side request forgery in BIG-IP; BIG-IQ KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-04820 Path traversal in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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