#VU78885 Input validation error in BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management - CVE-2023-38419
Published: August 2, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78885
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38419
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BIG-IP
BIG-IQ Centralized Management
BIG-IP
BIG-IQ Centralized Management
Software vendor:
F5 Networks
F5 Networks
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the iControl SOAP daemon. A remote user with at least guest role privileges can send specially crafted requests to the iControl SOAP service and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.