CVE-2023-38419
BIG-IP and BIG-IQ iControl SOAP vulnerability
An authenticated attacker with guest privileges or higher can cause the iControl SOAP process to terminate by sending undisclosed requests. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
BIG-IP and BIG-IQ iControl SOAP vulnerability
An authenticated attacker with guest privileges or higher can cause the iControl SOAP process to terminate by sending undisclosed requests. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
CVE-2023-38419- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-42236
An authenticated attacker with guest privileges or higher can cause the iControl SOAP process to terminate by sending undisclosed requests. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
EUVD-2023-42236- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x3f8-jwjc-w444
An authenticated attacker with guest privileges or higher can cause the iControl SOAP process to...
An authenticated attacker with guest privileges or higher can cause the iControl SOAP process to terminate by sending undisclosed requests. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
GHSA-x3f8-jwjc-w444- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An authenticated attacker with guest privileges or higher can cause the iControl SOAP process to terminate by sending undisclosed requests. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
CVE-2023-38419- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- f5 big-ip
- f5 big-iq
- f5 big-ip access policy manager
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager
- f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall
- f5 big-ip analytics
- f5 big-ip application acceleration manager
- f5 big-ip application security manager
- f5 big-ip application visibility and reporting
- f5 big-ip carrier-grade nat
- f5 big-ip ddos hybrid defender
- f5 big-ip domain name system
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History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-38419 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in F5 Big-ip, published August 2, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.