module
F5 BIG-IP iControl CSRF File Write SOAP API
Disclosed | Created |
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2022-11-16 | 2022-11-19 |
Disclosed
2022-11-16
Created
2022-11-19
Description
This module exploits a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
in F5 Big-IP's iControl interface to write an arbitrary file to the
filesystem.
While any file can be written to any location as root, the
exploitability is limited by SELinux; the vast majority of writable
locations are unavailable. By default, we write to a script that
executes at reboot, which means the payload will execute the next time
the server boots.
An alternate target - Login - will add a backdoor that executes next
time a user logs in interactively. This overwrites a file,
but we restore it when we get a session
Note that because this is a CSRF vulnerability, it starts a web
server, but an authenticated administrator must visit the site, which
redirects them to the target.
in F5 Big-IP's iControl interface to write an arbitrary file to the
filesystem.
While any file can be written to any location as root, the
exploitability is limited by SELinux; the vast majority of writable
locations are unavailable. By default, we write to a script that
executes at reboot, which means the payload will execute the next time
the server boots.
An alternate target - Login - will add a backdoor that executes next
time a user logs in interactively. This overwrites a file,
but we restore it when we get a session
Note that because this is a CSRF vulnerability, it starts a web
server, but an authenticated administrator must visit the site, which
redirects them to the target.
Author
Ron Bowes
Platform
Linux,Unix
Architectures
cmd
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