CVE-2014-2928

Public Exploit

Description

The iControl API in F5 BIG-IP LTM, APM, ASM, GTM, Link Controller, and PSM 10.0.0 through 10.2.4 and 11.0.0 through 11.5.1, BIG-IP AAM 11.4.0 through 11.5.1, BIG-IP AFM and PEM 11.3.0 through 11.5.1, BIG-IP Analytics 11.0.0 through 11.5.1, BIG-IP Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, WOM 10.1.0 through 10.2.4 and 11.0.0 through 11.3.0, Enterprise Manager 2.1.0 through 2.3.0 and 3.0.0 through 3.1.1, and BIG-IQ Cloud, Device, and Security 4.0.0 through 4.3.0 allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the hostname element in a SOAP request.

7.1

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 64.60% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory f5.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/32	mailing list
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34927	exploit
http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/200/sol15220.html	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/106728	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2928?: CVE-2014-2928 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2928?: To fix CVE-2014-2928, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-2928 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2014-2928 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~65% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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