What is CVE-2023-45226?

CVE-2023-45226 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Next Service Proxy For Kubernetes, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-45226?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-45226 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Next Service Proxy For Kubernetes

CVE-2023-45226

The BIG-IP SPK TMM (Traffic Management Module) f5-debug-sidecar and f5-debug-sshd containers contains hardcoded credentials that may allow an attacker with the ability to intercept traffic to impersonate the SPK Secure Shell (SSH) server on those containers. This is only exposed when ssh debug is enabled. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

EPSS: 0.004 (30.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

F5 Big-ip_next_service_proxy_for_kubernetes — versions 1.5.0
F5 Big-ip Next Spk — versions 1.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45226?: CVE-2023-45226 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Next Service Proxy For Kubernetes, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-45226?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-45226 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.