SQL injection in BIG-IP - CVE-2023-46748
Published: November 1, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82648
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46748
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the Configuration utility. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Affected software
BIG-IP
How to mitigate CVE-2023-46748
Install update from vendor's website.
BIG-IP - addressed in versions 13.1.5.1 + hotfix-bigip-13.1.5.1.0.20.2-eng3, 14.1.5.6 + hotfix-bigip-14.1.5.6.0.10.6-eng3, 15.1.10.2 + hotfix-bigip-15.1.10.2.0.44.2-eng3, 16.1.4.1 + hotfix-bigip-16.1.4.1.0.50.5-eng3, 17.1.0.3 + hotfix-bigip-17.1.0.3.0.75.4-eng3