CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-23008

Improper Authentication

Published: May 10, 2021 | Modified: May 19, 2021
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

On version 15.1.x before 15.1.3, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.4, 12.1.x before 12.1.6, and all versions of 16.0.x and 11.6.x., BIG-IP APM AD (Active Directory) authentication can be bypassed via a spoofed AS-REP (Kerberos Authentication Service Response) response sent over a hijacked KDC (Kerberos Key Distribution Center) connection or from an AD server compromised by an attacker. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 11.5.2 (including) 11.6.5 (excluding)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.5 (excluding)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.3 (excluding)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 14.1.0 (including) 14.1.3 (excluding)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 15.0.0 (including) 15.1.2 (excluding)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 16.0.0 (including) 16.0.1 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References