CVE-2023-43746
BIG-IP Appliance mode external monitor vulnerability
At a glance Severity HIGH 8.7 EPSS EPSS 0.53 % · percentile 45 (2026-10-27) State PUBLISHED Published 2023-10-10 Updated 2024-09-18 Assigner f5 NVD status Modified Description 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 cross a security boundary. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Scores Version Score Vector Scored by CVSS 3.1 HIGH 8.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N f5 CVSS 3.1 HIGH 8.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N NVD · f5sirt@f5.com (Secondary)
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CERT-FR advisories
Affected configurations (NVD CPE) cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.0 < 15.1.9cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.0 < 16.1.4cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.0 < 15.1.9cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.0 < 16.1.4cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.0 < 15.1.9cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.0 < 16.1.4cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.0 < 15.1.9cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.0 < 16.1.4cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.0 < 15.1.9cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.0 < 16.1.4cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.0 < 15.1.9cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.0 < 16.1.4cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.0 < 15.1.9cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.0 < 16.1.4cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.0 < 15.1.9cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.0 < 16.1.4cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.0 < 15.1.9cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.0 < 16.1.4cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_carrier-grade_nat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_carrier-grade_nat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.0 < 15.1.9cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_carrier-grade_nat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.0 < 16.1.4cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.0 < 15.1.9cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.0 < 16.1.4cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.0 < 15.1.9cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.0 < 16.1.4cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 ≤ 14.1.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.1.0 < 15.1.9cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.1.0 < 16.1.4cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 ≤ 14.1.5+14 more Affected products Product Versions F5 · BIG-IP unaffected 17.1.0 < * ; affected 16.1.0 < 16.1.4 ; affected 15.1.0 < 15.1.9 ; affected 14.1.0 < * ; affected 13.1.0 < *
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