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High 8.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Oct 26, 2023
CVE-2023-46748BIG-IP Configuration utility authenticated SQL injection vulnerability
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Oct 31, 2023; federal agencies had to remediate by Nov 21, 2023. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-89
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Oct 31, 2023; federal remediation due Nov 21, 2023Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 4.47% (percentile 91)
- Assigned by
- f5
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
F5 BIG-IP f5:big_ip (from the name) | from 17.1.0; fixed at Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.0.3.0.75.4-ENG.iso, fixed at Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.1.0.2.6-ENG.iso; from 16.1.0; fixed at Hotfix-BIGIP-16.1.4.1.0.50.5-ENG.iso; from 15.1.0; fixed at Hotfix-BIGIP-15.1.10.2.0.44.2-ENG.iso; from 14.1.0; fixed at Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.5.6.0.10.6-ENG.iso; from 13.1.0; fixed at Hotfix-BIGIP-13.1.5.1.0.20.2-ENG.iso | CNA record |
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_carrier-grade_nat f5:big-ip_carrier-grade_nat | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_ssl_orchestrator f5:big-ip_ssl_orchestrator | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_automation_toolchain f5:big-ip_automation_toolchain | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_container_ingress_services f5:big-ip_container_ingress_services | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_domain_name_system f5:big-ip_domain_name_system | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager f5:big-ip_application_security_manager | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_analytics f5:big-ip_analytics | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_services f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_services | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_link_controller f5:big-ip_link_controller | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_webaccelerator f5:big-ip_webaccelerator | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
f5 big-ip_websafe f5:big-ip_websafe | from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1 | NVD |
References
- https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137365vendor-advisory
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/f5-issues-warning-big-ip-vulnerability-used-in-active-exploit-chain/exploit, third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-46748us-government-resource
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