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

Is it exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 31 Oct 2023, 5 days after the CVE record was published.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?

4.2%

EPSS score, percentile 91 of all scored records

How severe?

8.8 High

CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA

What should I do?

Required action (CISA), due 21 Nov 2023: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Advisories and patches (1)

Which versions are affected?

Affected: 17.1.0; 16.1.0; 15.1.0; 14.1.0; 13.1.0

Unaffected: from Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.0.3.0.75.4-ENG.iso; from Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.1.0.2.6-ENG.iso; from Hotfix-BIGIP-16.1.4.1.0.50.5-ENG.iso; from Hotfix-BIGIP-15.1.10.2.0.44.2-ENG.iso; from Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.5.6.0.10.6-ENG.iso; from Hotfix-BIGIP-13.1.5.1.0.20.2-ENG.iso

Versions by product

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

What to do

CISA due date for this action: 21 November 2023.

Advisories and patches

• my.f5.com (Vendor advisory)

Linked from CISA's catalog entry

• https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137365
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46748

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

Versions not listed are: unknown.

Versions the record lists as unaffected: Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.0.3.0.75.4-ENG.iso, Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.1.0.2.6-ENG.iso, Hotfix-BIGIP-16.1.4.1.0.50.5-ENG.iso, Hotfix-BIGIP-15.1.10.2.0.44.2-ENG.iso, Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.5.6.0.10.6-ENG.iso, Hotfix-BIGIP-13.1.5.1.0.20.2-ENG.iso.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

About this vulnerability

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.

Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.

• CISA added CVE-2023-46748 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 31 Oct 2023.
• CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
• The due date CISA sets for the required action is 21 Nov 2023.
• The CVE record was published on 26 Oct 2023, 5 days before it was added to KEV.
• The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (High), given by its CNA.
• FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.2% (percentile 91), as of 28 Oct 2026.
• CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Description

BIG-IP Configuration utility authenticated SQL injection vulnerability

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

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Weakness

• CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.

Timeline

References

• secpod.com

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