What is CVE-2023-28742?

CVE-2023-28742 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-28742?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

RCE in F5 Big-Ip

CVE-2023-28742

When DNS is provisioned, an authenticated remote command execution vulnerability exists in DNS iQuery mesh. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.015 (71.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

F5 Big-ip — versions 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.0
F5 Big-ip_domain_name_system

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

f5sirt@f5.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28742?: CVE-2023-28742 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-28742?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.