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CVE-2023-46748

BIG-IP Configuration utility authenticated SQL injection vulnerability

  • High 8.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 31 Oct 2023

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

Key facts

Published
26 Oct 2023
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
f5
KEV added
31 Oct 2023
KEV fix due
21 Nov 2023
EPSS
4.262% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 91.224% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 8.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (f5)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

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

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
F5BIG-IP
  • Default status: unknown
  • 17.1.0 up to but excluding * (affected); at Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.0.3.0.75.4-ENG.iso unaffected, at Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.1.0.2.6-ENG.iso unaffected
  • 16.1.0 up to but excluding * (affected); at Hotfix-BIGIP-16.1.4.1.0.50.5-ENG.iso unaffected
  • 15.1.0 up to but excluding * (affected); at Hotfix-BIGIP-15.1.10.2.0.44.2-ENG.iso unaffected
  • 14.1.0 up to but excluding * (affected); at Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.5.6.0.10.6-ENG.iso unaffected
  • 13.1.0 up to but excluding * (affected); at Hotfix-BIGIP-13.1.5.1.0.20.2-ENG.iso unaffected

Timeline

  1. 26 Oct 2023 Published
  2. 31 Oct 2023 CVE-2023-46748 added to CISA KEV
  3. 31 Oct 2023 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

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