NVD / CVE Program· CNA f5

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

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 66/100)

CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Oct 31, 2023). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Nov 21, 2023.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 91% of all records.
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
Fixed version: F5 BIG-IP Hotfix-BIGIP-13.1.5.1.0.20.2-ENG.iso, Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.5.6.0.10.6-ENG.iso, Hotfix-BIGIP-15.1.10.2.0.44.2-ENG.iso.
Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to F5 BIG-IP Hotfix-BIGIP-13.1.5.1.0.20.2-ENG.iso, Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.5.6.0.10.6-ENG.iso, Hotfix-BIGIP-15.1.10.2.0.44.2-ENG.iso or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

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

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1KEVWeaponized Fix available

BDU:2023-07400

Published: Oct 26, 2023
Updated: Jun 17, 2026
EPSS: 4.2% · 91th percentile
CWE: CWE-89

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This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS: 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV: 30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS: 1 / 30 · 4.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD: 8.8
CNA · f5: 8.8; agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Oct 31, 2023. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Nov 21, 2023.

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Affected systems

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Vendor	Product	CPE
f5	big-ip access policy manager	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager
f5	big-ip advanced firewall manager	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
f5	big-ip carrier-grade nat	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_carrier-grade_nat
f5	big-ip ddos hybrid defender	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender
f5	big-ip ssl orchestrator	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ssl_orchestrator
f5	big-ip local traffic manager	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager
f5	big-ip policy enforcement manager	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager
f5	big-ip automation toolchain	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_automation_toolchain
f5	big-ip container ingress services	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_container_ingress_services
f5	big-ip advanced web application firewall	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall
f5	big-ip domain name system	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system
f5	big-ip application security manager	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager

and 8 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

f5 big-ip access policy manager14.1.0 and later · up to 14.1.5 inclusive
f5 big-ip access policy manager15.1.0 and later · up to 15.1.10 inclusive
f5 big-ip access policy manager13.1.0 and later · up to 13.1.5 inclusive
f5 big-ip access policy manager16.1.0 and later · up to 16.1.4 inclusive
f5 big-ip access policy manager17.1.0 and later · up to 17.1.1 inclusive
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager13.1.0 and later · up to 13.1.5 inclusive
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager14.1.0 and later · up to 14.1.5 inclusive
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager15.1.0 and later · up to 15.1.10 inclusive
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager16.1.0 and later · up to 16.1.4 inclusive
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager17.1.0 and later · up to 17.1.1 inclusive
f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall17.1.0 and later · up to 17.1.1 inclusive
f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall16.1.0 and later · up to 16.1.4 inclusive
f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall15.1.0 and later · up to 15.1.10 inclusive
f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall14.1.0 and later · up to 14.1.5 inclusive
f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall13.1.0 and later · up to 13.1.5 inclusive
f5 big-ip analytics13.1.0 and later · up to 13.1.5 inclusive
f5 big-ip analytics14.1.0 and later · up to 14.1.5 inclusive
f5 big-ip analytics15.1.0 and later · up to 15.1.10 inclusive
f5 big-ip analytics16.1.0 and later · up to 16.1.4 inclusive
f5 big-ip analytics17.1.0 and later · up to 17.1.1 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (f5). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

F5 BIG-IP
- 17.1.0 and lateraffected · semverfixed in Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.0.3.0.75.4-ENG.iso, Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.1.0.2.6-ENG.iso
- 16.1.0 and lateraffected · semverfixed in Hotfix-BIGIP-16.1.4.1.0.50.5-ENG.iso
- 15.1.0 and lateraffected · semverfixed in Hotfix-BIGIP-15.1.10.2.0.44.2-ENG.iso
- 14.1.0 and lateraffected · semverfixed in Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.5.6.0.10.6-ENG.iso
- 13.1.0 and lateraffected · semverfixed in Hotfix-BIGIP-13.1.5.1.0.20.2-ENG.iso

Same product

f5: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2022-1388On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior KEV
99Now
CVE-2021-22986On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, and 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3 KEV
99Now
CVE-2020-5902In BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.5, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, the Traffic Management User InteKEV
99Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2023-5450Oct 10, 2023 · BIG-IP Edge Client for macOS vulnerability
31Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2023-46747Oct 26, 2023 · BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerabilityKEV
98Now
Later →CVE-2024-21782Feb 14, 2024 · BIG-IP and BIG-IQ secure copy vulnerability
26Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
F5 BIG-IP	Hotfix-BIGIP-13.1.5.1.0.20.2-ENG.iso	Vendor (CNA)
F5 BIG-IP	Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.5.6.0.10.6-ENG.iso	Vendor (CNA)
F5 BIG-IP	Hotfix-BIGIP-15.1.10.2.0.44.2-ENG.iso	Vendor (CNA)
F5 BIG-IP	Hotfix-BIGIP-16.1.4.1.0.50.5-ENG.iso	Vendor (CNA)
F5 BIG-IP	Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.0.3.0.75.4-ENG.iso	Vendor (CNA)
F5 BIG-IP	Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.1.0.2.6-ENG.iso	Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

PublishedOct 26, 2023
CISA KEVOct 31, 2023+4 d
TodayNov 2, 2026+1103 d

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

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Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

CVE-2023-467470 days apartBIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerabilityKEV
98Now

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

TR-23-0606 · Oct 27, 2023(F5 Güvenlik Zafiyeti)

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Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
A low-privileged account is enough.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-89 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1const owner = req.query.owner;
2const rows = await db.query(
3  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'"
4);

Fixed

1const owner = req.query.owner;
2const rows = await db.query(
3  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1",
4  [owner]
5);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC

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References

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

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www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-46748

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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