module

F5 BIG-IP iControl Authenticated RCE via RPM Creator

Disclosed
Nov 16, 2022
Created
Nov 24, 2022

Description

This module exploits a newline injection into an RPM .rpmspec file
that permits authenticated users to remotely execute commands.

Successful exploitation results in remote code execution
as the root user.

Author

Ron Bowes

Platform

Linux,Unix

Architectures

cmd

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


msf > use exploit/linux/http/f5_icontrol_rpmspec_rce_cve_2022_41800
msf exploit(f5_icontrol_rpmspec_rce_cve_2022_41800) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(f5_icontrol_rpmspec_rce_cve_2022_41800) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(f5_icontrol_rpmspec_rce_cve_2022_41800) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(f5_icontrol_rpmspec_rce_cve_2022_41800) > exploit

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