Oct. 27, 2023, 8:40 p.m. | MalBot

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F5 has released a fix for a critical-severity, unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in several versions of its BIG-IP security appliances.


The flaw (CVE-2023-46747) exists in the configuration utility of BIG-IP, and according to F5, certain (undisclosed) requests could enable attackers to bypass authentication methods for the utility, enabling them to potentially gain administrative privileges. The bug has a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 out of 10.


“This vulnerability may allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the BIG-IP …

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