# CVE-2014-2928: 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.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2014-05-12 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/32
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34927
- http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/200/sol15220.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/106728
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34927
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/f5_icontrol_exec.rb

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