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CVE-2023-29240

BIG-IQ iControl REST Vulnerability

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: May 3, 2023 at 02:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBIG-IQ Centralized Management

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An authenticated attacker granted a Viewer or Auditor role on a BIG-IQ can upload arbitrary files using an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

BIG-IQ Centralized Management· F5
95%
8.0.0 ≤ v < 8.3.08.0.0
Affected range stops below 8.3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000132719

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.4MEDIUMf5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-269CWE-434CWE-863

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