CVE-2025-54858

When a BIG-IP Advanced WAF or BIG-IP ASM Security Policy is configured with a JSON content profile that has a malformed JSON schema, and the security policy is applied to a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the bd process to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000156621	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager::::::::

History

21 Oct 2025, 20:13

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall::::::::
References	~~() https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000156621 -~~	() https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000156621 - Vendor Advisory
First Time		F5 F5 big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall F5 big-ip Application Security Manager

15 Oct 2025, 14:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-10-15 14:15

Updated : 2025-10-21 20:13

NVD link : CVE-2025-54858

Mitre link : CVE-2025-54858

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-54858

JSON object : View

Products Affected

f5

big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall
big-ip_application_security_manager

CWE

CWE-674

Uncontrolled Recursion

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