CVE-2023-46747
Published 2023-10-26 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source f5sirt@f5.com
Summary
CVE-2023-46747 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 31, 2023, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by November 21, 2023. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. F5 has 8 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 4 of them linked to ransomware.
All 8 known-exploited F5 vulnerabilities →Description
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
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: F5 — BIG-IP Configuration Utility
Name: F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Date added: 2023-10-31 · Due: 2023-11-21
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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/
- 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

