TI-2023-09383 Aliases CVE-2023-23552 GHSA-x7ph-qchv-4qv7

BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM vulnerability

MEDIUM 42CWE-400Published 2023-02-01 · Updated 2025-03-25

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01545 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed BIG-IP (F5): 17.0.0.2, 16.1.3.3, 15.1.8 +1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
F5	BIG-IP	17.0.0 to before 17.0.0.2; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.3.3; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.8; 14.1.0 to before 14.1.5.3; 13.1.0 and later	17.0.0.2, 16.1.3.3, 15.1.8, 14.1.5.3	Patch available	CNA

BIG-IP VendorF5 Affected 17.0.0 to before 17.0.0.2; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.3.3; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.8; 14.1.0 to before 14.1.5.3; 13.1.0 and later Fixed in 17.0.0.2, 16.1.3.3, 15.1.8, 14.1.5.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall::::::::	13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 to before 14.1.5.3; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.8; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.3.3; 17.0.0 to before 17.0.0.2	Vulnerable	F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager::::::::	13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 to before 14.1.5.3; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.8; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.3.3; 17.0.0 to before 17.0.0.2	Vulnerable	F5

cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 to before 14.1.5.3; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.8; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.3.3; 17.0.0 to before 17.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 to before 14.1.5.3; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.8; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.3.3; 17.0.0 to before 17.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

Fix · CNA BIG-IP (F5) Fixed in 17.0.0.2, 16.1.3.3, 15.1.8, 14.1.5.3

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2023-02-01
F5 BIG-IP 14.1.5.3, 15.1.8 and 2 more versions
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-08549 BIG-IP AFM vulnerabilityPriority LOW 34
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-23552
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7ph-qchv-4qv7

References

Advisory 1

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K17542533

TI-2023-25230 BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability 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-2023-25231 BIG-IP Configuration utility authenticated SQL injection vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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