CVE-2023-22374
iControl SOAP vulnerability
At a glance Severity HIGH 7.5 EPSS EPSS 72.65 % · percentile 99 (2026-10-27) State PUBLISHED Published 2023-02-01 Updated 2025-03-26 Assigner f5 NVD status Modified
Description A format string vulnerability exists in iControl SOAP that allows an authenticated attacker to crash the iControl SOAP CGI process or, potentially execute arbitrary code. In appliance mode BIG-IP, a successful exploit of this vulnerability can allow the attacker to cross a security boundary.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Scores Version Score Vector Scored by CVSS 3.1 HIGH 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H f5 CVSS 3.1 HIGH 8.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H f5 CVSS 3.1 HIGH 8.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD · f5sirt@f5.com (Secondary) CVSS 3.1 HIGH 8.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
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Affected configurations (NVD CPE) cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.4.6 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.5.1 ≤ 15.1.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.2.2 ≤ 16.1.3cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.4.6 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.5.1 ≤ 15.1.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.2.2 ≤ 16.1.3cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:13.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.4.6 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.5.1 ≤ 15.1.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.2.2 ≤ 16.1.3cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:13.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.5.1 ≤ 15.1.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.2.2 ≤ 16.1.3cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:13.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.4.6 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.5.1 ≤ 15.1.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.2.2 ≤ 16.1.3cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:13.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.4.6 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.5.1 ≤ 15.1.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.2.2 ≤ 16.1.3cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender:13.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.4.6 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.5.1 ≤ 15.1.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.2.2 ≤ 16.1.3cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.5.1 ≤ 15.1.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.2.2 ≤ 16.1.3cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:13.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.4.6 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.5.1 ≤ 15.1.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.2.2 ≤ 16.1.3cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:13.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+16 more
Affected products Product Versions F5 · BIG-IP affected 17.0.0 < 17.1.0 ; affected 16.1.2.2 < 16.1.3.4 ; affected 15.1.5.1 < 15.1.8.2 ; affected 14.1.4.6 < 14.1.5.4 ; affected 13.1.5 < *
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