# F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility: 2 exploited vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46747, CVE-2023-46748) · pwn.watch

> 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. 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. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-10-31. CISA lists known use in ransomware campaigns.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/f5-big-ip-configuration-utility-cve-2023-46747-46748 · generated 2026-10-22T22:41:49.181Z

## Status
- Severity: critical · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility
- Started: 2023-10-31 · closed: 2023-10-31
- CVEs: CVE-2023-46747, CVE-2023-46748
- Affected: See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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## Updates (newest first)
- 2023-10-31: CISA added CVE-2023-46747 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-11-21).
- 2023-10-31: CISA added CVE-2023-46748 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-11-21).

## Fix brief
# Security brief: F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility: 2 exploited vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46747, CVE-2023-46748)

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/f5-big-ip-configuration-utility-cve-2023-46747-46748 · status: closed (closed Oct 31, 2023) · severity: critical · updated Oct 31, 2023

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
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. 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. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-10-31. CISA lists known use in ransomware campaigns.

Severity detail: CVSS 9.8 (NVD), actively exploited (CISA KEV), known ransomware use

- Product: F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2023-46747, CVE-2023-46748

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Oct 31, 2023: CISA added CVE-2023-46747 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-11-21).
- Oct 31, 2023: CISA added CVE-2023-46748 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-11-21).

## Advisories
- [Vendor advisory: F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility](https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137353) (F5)
- [NVD: CVE-2023-46747](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46747) (NVD)
- [Vendor advisory: F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility](https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137365) (F5)
- [NVD: CVE-2023-46748](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46748) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record — verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier). Grouped: same vendor/product added to KEV on the same day.

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