CVE-2023-46747
Undisclosed requests may bypass configuration utility authentication, allowing an attacker with network access to the BIG-IP system through the 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
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 9.8 Critical
- Status
- Analyzed - f5sirt@f5.com
- Published
- 2023-10-26
- Last modified
- 2025-10-21
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- since 2023-10-31, action due 2023-11-21: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Weaknesses
- CWE-288, CWE-306
Affected products
- Big-ip (F5)
- Big-ip Access Policy Manager (F5)
- Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager (F5)
- Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall (F5)
- Big-ip Analytics (F5)
- Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager (F5)
- Big-ip Application Security Manager (F5)
- Big-ip Application Visibility And Reporting (F5)
- Big-ip Automation Toolchain (F5)
- Big-ip Carrier-grade Nat (F5)
- Big-ip Container Ingress Services (F5)
- Big-ip Ddos Hybrid Defender (F5)
- Big-ip Domain Name System (F5)
- Big-ip Fraud Protection Services (F5)
- Big-ip Global Traffic Manager (F5)
- Big-ip Link Controller (F5)
- Big-ip Local Traffic Manager (F5)
- Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager (F5)
- Big-ip Ssl Orchestrator (F5)
- Big-ip Webaccelerator (F5)
- Big-ip Websafe (F5)
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175673/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-AJP-Smuggling-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137353
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/f5-issues-warning-big-ip-vulnerability-used-in-active-exploit-chain/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-46747
