Vulnerability record

CVE-2023-46748

F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility SQL Injection Vulnerability

Severity: HighExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run BIG-IP Configuration Utility, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Nov 21, 2023.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

Description

An authenticated SQL injection vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP Configuration utility which may allow an authenticated attacker with network access to the Configuration utility through the BIG-IP management port and/or self IP addresses to execute arbitrary system commands.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorSource
BIG-IP Configuration UtilityF5KEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2023-46748 scored CVSS 8.8: F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility, F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility SQL Injection Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched BIG-IP Configuration Utility systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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Coverage

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References

  • my.f5.com https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137365
  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46748
  • secpod.com https://www.secpod.com/blog/f5-issues-warning-big-ip-vulnerability-used-in-active-exploit-chain/
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-46748