CVE-2021-22979: F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Medium severity, CVSS 6.1. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

On BIG-IP version 16.0.x before 16.0.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.2.8, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.5, and all 12.1.x versions, a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP Configuration utility when Fraud Protection Service is provisioned and allows an attacker to execute JavaScript in the context of the current logged-in user. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.

Affected products

  • F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager: from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.5; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.2.8 (fixed in 14.1.2.8); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.1 (fixed in 15.1.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.0.1 (fixed in 16.0.1)
  • F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager: from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.5; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.2.8 (fixed in 14.1.2.8); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.1 (fixed in 15.1.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.0.1 (fixed in 16.0.1)
  • F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall: from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.5; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.2.8 (fixed in 14.1.2.8); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.1 (fixed in 15.1.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.0.1 (fixed in 16.0.1)
  • F5 BIG-IP Analytics: from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.5; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.2.8 (fixed in 14.1.2.8); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.1 (fixed in 15.1.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.0.1 (fixed in 16.0.1)
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager: from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.5; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.2.8 (fixed in 14.1.2.8); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.1 (fixed in 15.1.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.0.1 (fixed in 16.0.1)
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager: from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.5; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.2.8 (fixed in 14.1.2.8); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.1 (fixed in 15.1.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.0.1 (fixed in 16.0.1)
  • F5 BIG-IP Ddos Hybrid Defender: from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.5; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.2.8 (fixed in 14.1.2.8); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.1 (fixed in 15.1.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.0.1 (fixed in 16.0.1)
  • F5 BIG-IP Domain Name System: from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.5; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.2.8 (fixed in 14.1.2.8); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.1 (fixed in 15.1.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.0.1 (fixed in 16.0.1)
  • F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service: from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.5; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.2.8 (fixed in 14.1.2.8); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.1 (fixed in 15.1.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.0.1 (fixed in 16.0.1)
  • F5 BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager: from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.5; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.2.8 (fixed in 14.1.2.8); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.1 (fixed in 15.1.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.0.1 (fixed in 16.0.1)
  • F5 BIG-IP Link Controller: from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.5; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.2.8 (fixed in 14.1.2.8); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.1 (fixed in 15.1.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.0.1 (fixed in 16.0.1)
  • F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager: from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.5; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.2.8 (fixed in 14.1.2.8); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.1 (fixed in 15.1.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.0.1 (fixed in 16.0.1)
  • F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager: from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.5; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.2.8 (fixed in 14.1.2.8); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.1 (fixed in 15.1.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.0.1 (fixed in 16.0.1)
  • F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator: from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.5; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.2.8 (fixed in 14.1.2.8); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.1 (fixed in 15.1.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.0.1 (fixed in 16.0.1)

Published 2021-02-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.