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A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the iControl API of multiple F5 BIG-IP products (LTM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, Link Controller, PEM, AAM, Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, WOM, GTM, PSM, Enterprise Manager, BIG-IQ Cloud, Security, Device, and ADC) in versions prior to 11.5.3 HF2 and 11.6.0 HF6. Remote authenticated users with the 'Resource Administrator' role can gain elevated privileges by submitting a crafted iCall script or handler via a SOAP request to iControl/iControlPortal.cgi.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (modules/exploits/linux/http/f5_icall_cmd.rb) that exploits CVE-2015-3628, an authenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in the F5 BIG-IP LTM iControl API. The exploit targets F5 BIG-IP LTM versions 11.3.0 to 11.6.0 (with specific hotfix requirements) and requires valid credentials with Resource Administrator privileges. The module crafts and sends SOAP requests to the iControl API endpoint (/iControl/iControlPortal.cgi) over HTTPS, uploading a base64-encoded payload to the target's filesystem (default /tmp), making it executable, and running it as root. The exploit provides arbitrary command or shell execution on the target device. The code is written in Ruby and is structured as a standard Metasploit exploit module, leveraging Metasploit's HttpClient and FileDropper mixins. No hardcoded IPs or domains are present; the endpoint is configurable. The exploit is operational and can be used to gain root access on vulnerable F5 devices.
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