Missing authentication for critical function in BIG-IQ Centralized Management - CVE-2021-22997
Published: March 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51420
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22997
CWE-ID: CWE-306
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BIG-IQ Centralized Management
BIG-IQ Centralized Management
Software vendor:
F5 Networks
F5 Networks
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the BIG-IQ HA ElasticSearch service does not implement any form of
authentication for the clustering transport services, and all data used
by ElasticSearch for transport is unencrypted. A remote non-authenticated attacker can gain access to sensitive information or modify it.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.