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F5 BIG-IP - iControl vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
F5 Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.1
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
9 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
F5 Big-IP is prone to an authenticated code execution vulnerability
Insight
Insight
The iControl API in F5 BIG-IP allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the hostname element in a SOAP request.
Affected Software
Affected Software
F5 BIG-IP before 11.6.0
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.