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CVE-2023-46748VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2023-46748: F5 BIG-IP · SQL Injection

Affects F5 BIG-IPSource CVE Database V5

0

Exploited in the wild · KEV due 21 Nov 2023 · 4% EPSS : apply the vendor's fix or mitigations to F5 BIG-IP now.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
KEV deadline
 US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else.
EPSS
4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 91% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Oct 2023

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: evidence found.

    Listed in CISA KEV 5 days after disclosure

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by F5, Inc.

    , 25 hours before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. , 5 days after disclosure

  4. KEV remediation due

    US federal deadline

    , 26 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

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

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
F5 BIG-IPAffected
  • =17.1.0
  • =16.1.0
  • =15.1.0
  • =14.1.0
  • =13.1.0
Fixed in–

Check the firmware or software version for F5 BIG-IP in the device's admin interface against the vendor advisory.

Description

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

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