# CVE-2021-23024: Command injection in BIG-IQ

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on F5 BIG-IQ Configuration utility via undisclosed pages.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3fqr-m8pg-8rw6

## What is CVE-2021-23024?

CVE-2021-23024 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in F5 Big-Iq Centralized Management, published on 10 Jun 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

On version 8.0.x before 8.0.0.1, and all 6.x and 7.x versions, the BIG-IQ Configuration utility has an authenticated remote command execution vulnerability in undisclosed pages. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23024?

It affects 1 product.


Products: F5 Big-Iq Centralized Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-23024?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23024 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-23024 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23024 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Iq Centralized Management

- [CVE-2020-5868](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5868/): Command injection in BIG-IQ (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-23005](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23005/): Weak cryptography in BIG-IQ (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-5869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5869/): Information disclosure in BIG-IQ (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-5870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5870/): Missing authorization in BIG-IQ (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2021-22995](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22995/): Missing authorization in BIG-IQ (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-23024 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-23024 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in F5 Big-Iq Centralized Management, published on 10 Jun 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23024 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: F5 Big-Iq Centralized Management. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23024/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23024/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23024
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23024
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-23024

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23024/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.