F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA deadline 2023-11-21 · passed 2 years 9 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
F5 BIG-IP Configuration utility contains an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability due to undisclosed requests that may allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the BIG-IP system through the management port and/or self IP addresses to execute system commands. This vulnerability can be used in conjunction with CVE-2023-46748.
Who is affected
F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-288.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 2 years 9 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2023-46747 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46747
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- my.f5.com my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137353
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46747