CVE-2024-23308

BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM vulnerability

HIGH

7.5

CVSS Score

Published: February 14, 2024 at 04:30 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:12 AM UTC

3 products affected across 1 vendorBig IP Application Security ManagerBig IP Advanced Web Application FirewallBIG-IP

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Severity

HIGH7.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.5%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

When a BIG-IP Advanced WAF or BIG-IP ASM policy with a Request Body Handling option is attached to a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the BD process to terminate. The condition results from setting the Request Body Handling option in the Header-Based Content Profile for an Allowed URL with "Apply value and content signatures and detect threat campaigns." 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 IP Advanced Web Application Firewall · F5

95%

17.1.0 ≤ v < 17.1.1

Affected range stops below 17.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Big IP Application Security Manager · F5

95%

17.1.0 ≤ v < 17.1.1

Affected range stops below 17.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

BIG-IP · F5

60%

17.1.0 ≤ v < 17.1.117.1.0

Vendor states this is fixed in 15.1.0 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 16.1.0 (unaffected)

Affected range stops below 17.1.1, 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

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137416

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137416

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.5HIGHf5

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-476

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