# CVE-2023-43177: CVE-2023-43177

- Exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-11-17
- CVSS: not scored
- EPSS: 81.8% (100th percentile)

CrushFTP prior to 10.5.1 is vulnerable to Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Before feed history | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | Before feed history | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2024-01-16 | 60 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### F5

- 2024-01-16 · new · rule 200013072
  > Added: signature 200013072 "CrushFTP Arbitrary User Creation" (Authentication/Authorization Attacks, risk High), systems: Other Web Server. References: CVE-2023-43177.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog
- 2025-12-03 · updated · rule 200013072
  > Updated: signature 200013072 "CrushFTP Arbitrary User Creation" (Authentication/Authorization Attacks, risk High), systems: Other Web Server. References: CVE-2023-43177, CVE-2025-54309.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 3 requests blocked), template CVE-2023-43177, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 3 requests blocked), template CVE-2023-43177, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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