CVE intelligence and bounded remediation
CVE-2023-46748 — F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility 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
- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Published
- 2023-10-26
- CISA KEV
- Known exploited
- Ecosystem
- software/application
- Weaknesses
- CWE-89
Affected products
- f5 / big-ip_access_policy_manager
- f5 / big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
- f5 / big-ip_carrier-grade_nat
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Matched remediation archetype
SQL and data-query injection
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Check exposure
- Trace request, message, file, and stored values into SQL, ORM query fragments, filters, sort expressions, and other data-query languages.
- Inventory database roles, reachable schemas, multi-tenant boundaries, and whether stacked or administrative operations are enabled.
- Check both direct queries and second-order use of previously stored values.
Remediate safely
- Use parameterized queries or safe query builders for all values; map identifiers and operators through explicit allowlists.
- Remove raw query concatenation and give the application account only the tables and operations it requires.
- Update affected data-access components and add regression tests for query structure preservation with inert edge-case inputs.
Authoritative sources
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