QID 150511

Date Published: 2022-05-12

QID 150511: F5 BIG-IP iControl REST Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability (CVE-2022-1388)

F5 BIG-IP is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability in the iControl REST API where undisclosed requests may bypass iControl REST authentication. The iControl REST API is used for the management and configuration of BIG-IP devices.

Affected Versions:
BIG-IP : 16.1.0 - 16.1.2
BIG-IP : 15.1.0 - 15.1.5
BIG-IP : 14.1.0 - 14.1.4
BIG-IP : 13.1.0 - 13.1.4
BIG-IP : 12.1.0 - 12.1.6
BIG-IP : 11.6.1 - 11.6.5

QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
This QID sends a HTTP POST request to the "/mgmt/tm/util/bash" endpoint with a crafted payload and based on the response confirms vulnerable instances of F5 BIG-IP.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the target system.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer F5 Security Advisory - K23605346 for patching details of each branch release.

Vendor References

F5 Security Advisory- K23605346 - support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346

CVEs related to QID 150511

CVE-2022-1388 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
F5 Security Advisory- K23605346			support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346

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