CVE-2023-28406 BIG-IP Configuration utility vulnerability

Medium 4.3 Published 3 May 2023 Updated 29 Jan 2025

An authenticated attacker can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the BIG-IP Configuration utility to read restricted XML files.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-28406?

CVE-2023-28406 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 3 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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. Access to restricted information is limited and the attacker does not control what information is obtained.

Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28406?

It affects 19 products.

Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager and 13 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28406?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28406 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2023-28406 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28406 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cp49-xvqp-h5ww.