Background exploitation KEV catalog
CVE-2023-46748

F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility SQL Injection Vulnerability

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…

CheckOps priority index
4.8/10 Patch within 7 days
Severity8.8
Probability0.4
Exploitation2/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 4.3% higher than 91.1% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 8.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:
Exploited for 1,099 days 31 Oct 2023
CISA due date 21 Nov 2023 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010026 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 2 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)31 Oct 2023
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)31 Oct 2023
  • Used by ransomwareno
  • EPSS above 10 %4.3%
  • No account, over the networkno

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Description ENISA EUVD

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

Affected products

BIG-IPBIG-IP Configuration Utility
Affected versions
  • 13.1.0 <*
  • 16.1.0 <*
  • 15.1.0 <*
  • 14.1.0 <*
  • 17.1.0 <*
Weaknesses (CWE)

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Published

  2. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  3. Added to the KEV catalog

  4. CISA remediation due date

References

Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor

  • CVE-2026-94127F5 BIG-IP APM Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
    6.9 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2025-53521F5 BIG-IP Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
    5.6 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2023-46747F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
    9.8 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2022-1388F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication Vulnerability
    9.9 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2021-22991F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow
    8.2 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2021-22986F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    9.9 · Background exploitation

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities