CVE-2021-23053
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.009 · 60 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
On version 15.1.x before 15.1.3, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, and 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, when the brute force protection feature of BIG-IP Advanced WAF or BIG-IP ASM is enabled on a virtual server and the virtual server is under brute force attack, the MySQL database may run out of disk space due to lack of row limit on undisclosed tables in the MYSQL database. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (7)
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- n/a BIG-IP Advanced WAF and BIG-IP ASM≤ 15.1.x before 15.1.3, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, and 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6enisa_euvdEU
- f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall13.1.0 → 13.1.3.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall14.1.0 → 14.1.3.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall15.1.0 → 15.1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip application security manager13.1.0 → 13.1.3.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip application security manager14.1.0 → 14.1.3.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip application security manager15.1.0 → 15.1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23053cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K36942191cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/F5-BIG-IP-WAF-ASM-denial-of-service-via-Brute-Force-Fill-Database-36183cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2862cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K36942191enisa_euvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K36942191Vendor Advisorynvd
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