CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-23041

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

On BIG-IP version 16.0.x before 16.0.1.2, 15.1.x before 15.1.3, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.2, 13.1.x before 13.1.4.1, and all versions of 12.1.x, a DOM based cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP Configuration utility that allows an attacker to execute JavaScript in the context of the current logged-in user. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available
big-ip access policy managerNVD
Affected:>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1.2Fixed in:16.0.1.2CVE-2021-23041derived from NVD
big-ip advanced firewall managerNVD
Affected:>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1.2Fixed in:16.0.1.2CVE-2021-23041derived from NVD
big-ip advanced web application firewallNVD
Affected:>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1.2Fixed in:16.0.1.2CVE-2021-23041derived from NVD
big-ip analyticsNVD
Affected:>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1.2Fixed in:16.0.1.2CVE-2021-23041derived from NVD
big-ip application acceleration managerNVD
Affected:>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1.2Fixed in:16.0.1.2CVE-2021-23041derived from NVD
big-ip application security managerNVD
Affected:>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1.2Fixed in:16.0.1.2CVE-2021-23041derived from NVD
big-ip domain name systemNVD
Affected:>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1.2Fixed in:16.0.1.2CVE-2021-23041derived from NVD
big-ip fraud protection serviceNVD
Affected:>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1.2Fixed in:16.0.1.2CVE-2021-23041derived from NVD
big-ip global traffic managerNVD
Affected:>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1.2Fixed in:16.0.1.2CVE-2021-23041derived from NVD
big-ip link controllerNVD
Affected:>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1.2Fixed in:16.0.1.2CVE-2021-23041derived from NVD
big-ip local traffic managerNVD
Affected:>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1.2Fixed in:16.0.1.2CVE-2021-23041derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days
43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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CVE-2023-28341Medium6.199%-Fix
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CVE-2025-4123High7.698%-Fix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.