CVE-2023-22374

iControl SOAP vulnerability

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

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.

Key data

CVSS 3.1 High 7.5

Score published by f5 in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: High
The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation.
Privileges required: Low
A basic user account is needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	Network	The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity	High	The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation.
Privileges required	Low	A basic user account is needed.
User interaction	None	No action from any user is needed.
Scope	Unchanged	The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact	High	Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact	High	Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact	High	Serious or total effect on availability.

CVSS 3.1 High 8.5

Score published by f5 in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: High
The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation.
Privileges required: Low
A basic user account is needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Changed
The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	Network	The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity	High	The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation.
Privileges required	Low	A basic user account is needed.
User interaction	None	No action from any user is needed.
Scope	Changed	The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.
Confidentiality impact	High	Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact	High	Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact	High	Serious or total effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.70782 (70.8% probability)
Percentile: 99.4%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

CISA assessment as of Mar 26, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

F5 BIG-IP
- affected: 17.0.0 up to before 17.1.0
- affected: 16.1.2.2 up to before 16.1.3.4
- affected: 15.1.5.1 up to before 15.1.8.2
- affected: 14.1.4.6 up to before 14.1.5.4
- affected: 13.1.5 up to before *

References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000130415

Timeline

ID reservedJan 13, 2023
Record publishedFeb 1, 2023
Record last updatedMar 26, 2025

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