CVE detail
CVE-2023-46748: F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility SQL Injection Vulnerability
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · back to feed
Vendor / product
F5 · BIG-IP Configuration Utility
- Date added (KEV)
- Oct 31, 2023
- CISA due date
- Nov 21, 2023
- Ransomware campaign use
- Unknown
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor fix: Vendor advisory
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Technical detail
From CISA
F5 BIG-IP Configuration utility contains an SQL injection vulnerability that may allow an authenticated attacker with network access through the BIG-IP management port and/or self IP addresses to execute system commands. This vulnerability can be used in conjunction with CVE-2023-46747.
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137365 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46748
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- https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137365Vendor Advisory
- 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/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/f5-issues-warning-big-ip-vulnerability-used-in-active-exploit-chain/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-46748US Government Resource
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- CVE-2021-22991BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel, F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2020-5902BIG-IP, F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability