Big-IP Carrier-Grade Nat vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.
Big-IP Carrier-Grade Nat is made by F5. We track 35 published vulnerabilities in it, across 67 versions. 3 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 31 October 2023. If you run Big-IP Carrier-Grade Nat, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.
The most recent Big-IP Carrier-Grade Nat flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2023-46747, on 31 October 2023. We keep watching the known-exploited list.
Which versions of Big-IP Carrier-Grade Nat do the exploited flaws hit?
Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.
- CVE-2023-46747Exploited list, 31 Oct 2023
F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
13.1.0 to 13.1.514.1.0 to 14.1.515.1.0 to 15.1.1016.1.0 to 16.1.417.1.0 to 17.1.1 - CVE-2023-46748Exploited list, 31 Oct 2023
F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility SQL Injection Vulnerability
13.1.0 to 13.1.514.1.0 to 14.1.515.1.0 to 15.1.1016.1.0 to 16.1.417.1.0 to 17.1.1 - CVE-2023-44487Exploited list, 10 Oct 2023
HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Attack Vulnerability
13.1.0 to 13.1.514.1.0 to 14.1.515.1.0 to 15.1.1016.1.0 to 16.1.417.1.0
Which Big-IP Carrier-Grade Nat vulnerabilities are being exploited?
3 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.
- 9.8F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
F5 BIG-IP Configuration utility contains an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability due to undisclosed requests that may allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the...
- 8.8F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility SQL Injection Vulnerability
F5 BIG-IP Configuration utility contains an SQL injection vulnerability that may allow an authenticated attacker with network access through the BIG-IP management port and/or self IP addresses to execute system commands.
- 7.5HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Attack Vulnerability
HTTP/2 contains a rapid reset vulnerability that allows for a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS).
Which Big-IP Carrier-Grade Nat flaws are most likely to be used?
Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.
- >99%
The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation can reset many streams quickly, as exploited in the wild in August through October 2023.
- 97%
Undisclosed requests may bypass configuration utility authentication, allowing an attacker with network access to the BIG-IP system through the management port and/or self IP addresses to execute arbitrary system...
- 25%CVE-2002-20001High
The Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Protocol allows remote attackers (from the client side) to send arbitrary numbers that are actually not public keys, and trigger expensive server-side DHE modular-exponentiation...
- 4.5%
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...
- 2.3%CVE-2023-41373Critical
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP Configuration Utility that may allow an authenticated attacker to execute commands on the BIG-IP system.
- 1.2%CVE-2023-28406Medium
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP Configuration utility which may allow an authenticated attacker to read files with .xml extension.
- 0.8%CVE-2022-28716High
On 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all versions of 12.1.x 11.6.x, a DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS)...
- 0.7%CVE-2023-42768High
When a non-admin user has been assigned an administrator role via an iControl REST PUT request and later the user's role is reverted back to a non-admin role via the Configuration utility, tmsh, or iControl REST.
- 0.7%CVE-2023-40534High
When a client-side HTTP/2 profile and the HTTP MRF Router option are enabled for a virtual server, and an iRule using the HTTP_REQUEST event or Local Traffic Policy are associated with the virtual server, undisclosed...
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F5 BIG-IP Configuration utility contains an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability due to undisclosed requests that may allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the BIG-IP system through the management port and/or self IP addresses to execute system commands. This vulnerability can be used in conjunction with CVE-2023-46748.
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We track 35 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Big-IP Carrier-Grade Nat, across 67 versions. The most recent Big-IP Carrier-Grade Nat flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2023-46747, on 31 October 2023.
3 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2023-46747, CVE-2023-46748 and CVE-2023-44487.
Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2023-46747, affects 13.1.0 to 13.1.5, 14.1.0 to 14.1.5, 15.1.0 to 15.1.10, 16.1.0 to 16.1.4 and more. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.
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