This module exploits an authentication bypass vulnerability in the F5 BIG-IP iControl REST service to gain access to the admin account, which is capable of executing commands through the /mgmt/tm/util/bash endpoint. Successful exploitation results in remote code execution as the root user.
Linux,Unix
cmd, x86, x64
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_rce
msf exploit(f5_icontrol_rce) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(f5_icontrol_rce) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(f5_icontrol_rce) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(f5_icontrol_rce) > exploit
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