F5 BIG-IP up to 17.1.0.2 Configuration Utility improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.5/14.1.5/15.1.10.1/16.1.4.0/17.1.0.2. Affected is an unknown function of the component Configuration Utility. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-46747. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 13.1.5/14.1.5/15.1.10.1/16.1.4.0/17.1.0.2 (Firewall Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Configuration Utility. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The weakness was presented 10/26/2023 as K000137353. The advisory is available at my.f5.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-46747 since 10/25/2023. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as attacked. This issue was added on 10/31/2023 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 11/21/2023:

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

Upgrading to version 15.1.10.2, 16.1.4.1 or 17.1.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Temp Score: 7.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Attacked

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP 15.1.10.2/16.1.4.1/17.1.0.3

Timelineinfo

10/25/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K000137353
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-46747 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-46747
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-243638
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/26/2023 20:04
Updated: 10/27/2025 20:08
Changes: 10/26/2023 20:04 (41), 11/18/2023 16:51 (1), 11/18/2023 16:58 (12), 04/29/2024 19:38 (26), 09/09/2024 22:30 (2), 10/25/2024 07:52 (1), 01/28/2025 00:30 (12), 10/27/2025 20:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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