How severe is CVE-2023-46748?

CVE-2023-46748 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 4.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2023-46748: BIG-IP Configuration utility authenticated SQL

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility SQL Injection Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2023-10-31

Remediation due

2023-11-21

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

CISA notes
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137365 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46748

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

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA8.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
F5	BIG-IP	17.1.0 to <* (fixed ≥ Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.0.3.0.75.4-ENG.iso, Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.1.0.2.6-ENG.iso) 16.1.0 to <* (fixed ≥ Hotfix-BIGIP-16.1.4.1.0.50.5-ENG.iso) 15.1.0 to <* (fixed ≥ Hotfix-BIGIP-15.1.10.2.0.44.2-ENG.iso) 14.1.0 to <* (fixed ≥ Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.5.6.0.10.6-ENG.iso) 13.1.0 to <* (fixed ≥ Hotfix-BIGIP-13.1.5.1.0.20.2-ENG.iso)

References

2 Links

Vendor advisories

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137365

Other references

https://www.secpod.com/blog/f5-issues-warning-big-ip-vulnerability-used-in-active-exploit-chain/

Record Details

Published

2023-10-26

Last updated

2025-10-21

Assigner (CNA)

Credited to

F5 acknowledges researchers who would like to remain anonymous for bringing this issue to our attention and following the highest standards of coordinated disclosure.

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