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    CVE-2023-46747

    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

    Published:Oct 26, 2023
    Last Modified:Oct 27, 2025
    EPS:Oct 26, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.94436
    CVSS Score:9.8

    CISA Notification

    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

    Required Action:

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

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Nov 21, 2023
    1025 days ago
    Alert Date
    Oct 31, 2023
    1046 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Access Policy Manager
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Analytics
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Application Security Manager
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Application Visibility And Reporting
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Automation Toolchain
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Carrier-grade Nat
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Container Ingress Services
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Ddos Hybrid Defender
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Domain Name System
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Fraud Protection Services
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Global Traffic Manager
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Link Controller
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Local Traffic Manager
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Ssl Orchestrator
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Webaccelerator
    Vendor
    F5
    Product
    Big-ip Websafe

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175673/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-AJP-Smuggling-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlhttps://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.htmlhttps://www.secpod.com/blog/f5-issues-warning-big-ip-vulnerability-used-in-active-exploit-chain/https://github.com/cediegreyhat/BigFingerhttps://github.com/fu2x2000/CVE-2023-46747https://github.com/maniak-academy/Mitigate-CVE-2023-46747https://github.com/nvansluis/test_cve-2023-46747https://github.com/rainbowhatrkn/CVE-2023-46747-RCEhttps://github.com/Razzlemouse/F5-BIG-IP-CVE-2023-46747---Unauthenticated-RCE-Reverse-Shell-Nuclei-Template-Modified-https://github.com/Razzlemouse/F5-BIG-IP-SmuggleShell-CVE-2023-46747-Exploithttps://github.com/RevoltSecurities/CVE-2023-46747https://github.com/vidura2/cve-2023-46747https://github.com/W01fh4cker/CVE-2023-46747-RCE

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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