What is CVE-2023-43746?

CVE-2023-43746 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-ip, classified under Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2023-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-43746?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-43746 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in F5 Big-ip

CVE-2023-43746

When running in Appliance mode, an authenticated user assigned the Administrator role may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions, utilizing BIG-IP external monitor on a BIG-IP system. A successful exploit can allow the attacker to…

EPSS: 0.001 (17.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

F5 Big-ip — versions 17.1.0, 16.1.0, 15.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-267 — Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K41072952 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43746?: CVE-2023-43746 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-ip, classified under Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2023-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-43746?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-43746 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.