VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-22997
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.11%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-03-31
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
On all 7.x and 6.x versions (fixed in 8.0.0), BIG-IQ HA ElasticSearch service does not implement any form of authentication for the clustering transport services, and all data used by ElasticSearch for transport is unencrypted. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-306
Primary references
- f5sirt@f5.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory