module
F5 Big-IP Create Admin User
| Disclosed | Created |
|---|---|
| 11/16/2022 | 02/03/2023 |
Disclosed
11/16/2022
Created
02/03/2023
Description
This creates a local user with a username/password and root-level
privileges. Note that a root-level account is not required to do this,
which makes it a privilege escalation issue.
Note that this is pretty noisy, since it creates a user account and
creates log files and such. Additionally, most (if not all)
vulnerabilities in F5 grant root access anyways.
Adapted from https://github.com/rbowes-r7/refreshing-mcp-tool/blob/main/mcp-privesc.rb
privileges. Note that a root-level account is not required to do this,
which makes it a privilege escalation issue.
Note that this is pretty noisy, since it creates a user account and
creates log files and such. Additionally, most (if not all)
vulnerabilities in F5 grant root access anyways.
Adapted from https://github.com/rbowes-r7/refreshing-mcp-tool/blob/main/mcp-privesc.rb
Author
Ron Bowes
Platform
Linux,Python,Unix
Architectures
cmd, python
References
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/local/f5_create_user
msf /(r) > show actions
...actions...
msf /(r) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf /(r) > show options
...show and set options...
msf /(r) > run
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