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CVE-2023-46748: F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility SQL Injection Vulnerability

What it is

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.

Added October 31, 2023Due November 21, 2023CISA KEV catalog 2026.10.01

Vendor
F5
Product
BIG-IP Configuration Utility
Added to KEV
October 31, 2023
CISA due date
November 21, 2023
Ransomware use
Unknown

What CISA requires

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

Forensic triage

No

What to do now

  1. Find every instance of BIG-IP Configuration Utility you run, including the forgotten ones, and check its version against the vendor advisory.
  2. Apply the vendor's fix or mitigation, before November 21, 2023 if you are bound by CISA's deadline, sooner if it faces the internet.
  3. Assume it was tried against you already: look for signs of exploitation from the date it was added, not from the day you patched.
  4. Until every instance is patched, block the attack at the edge: a WAF in blocking mode stops SQL injection attempts.

References

CVE-2023-46748 in the National Vulnerability Database

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Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (public domain), catalog version 2026.10.01.