Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-38138

High

Published: 02 August 2023

Published
02 August 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0066 71.5th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-38138 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 28.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP Configuration utility which allows an attacker to run JavaScript in the context of the currently logged-in user. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical…

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Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CWE(s)
CWE-79

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

f5
big-ip access policy manager
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.9.1
f5
big-ip advanced firewall manager
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.9.1
f5
big-ip advanced web application firewall
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.9.1
f5
big-ip analytics
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.9.1
f5
big-ip application acceleration manager
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.9.1
f5
big-ip application security manager
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.9.1
f5
big-ip application visibility and reporting
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.9.1
f5
big-ip carrier-grade nat
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.9.1
f5
big-ip ddos hybrid defender
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.9.1
f5
big-ip domain name system
13.1.0 — 13.1.5 · 14.1.0 — 14.1.5.5 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.9.1
+9 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-79

Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-79

Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering
addresses: CWE-79

Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.

References