CVE-2015-3628 EXPLOIT
9.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 69.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The iControl API in F5 BIG-IP LTM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, Link Controller, and PEM 11.3.0 before 11.5.3 HF2 and 11.6.0 before 11.6.0 HF6, BIG-IP AAM 11.4.0 before 11.5.3 HF2 and 11.6.0 before 11.6.0 HF6, BIG-IP Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, and WOM 11.3.0, BIG-IP GTM 11.3.0 before 11.6.0 HF6, BIG-IP PSM 11.3.0 through 11.4.1, Enterprise Manager 3.1.0 through 3.1.1, BIG-IQ Cloud and Security 4.0.0 through 4.5.0, BIG-IQ Device 4.2.0 through 4.5.0, and BIG-IQ ADC 4.5.0 allows remote authenticated users with the "Resource Administrator" role to gain privileges via an iCall (1) script or (2) handler in a SOAP request to iControl/iControlPortal.cgi.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 69.27% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-12-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (18)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| f5 | big-ip access policy manager |
| f5 | big-ip advanced firewall manager |
| f5 | big-ip analytics |
| f5 | big-ip application acceleration manager |
| f5 | big-ip application security manager |
| f5 | big-ip edge gateway |
| f5 | big-ip enterprise manager |
| f5 | big-ip global traffic manager |
| f5 | big-ip link controller |
| f5 | big-ip local traffic manager |
| f5 | big-ip policy enforcement manager |
| f5 | big-ip protocol security module |
| f5 | big-ip wan optimization manager |
| f5 | big-ip webaccelerator |
| f5 | big-iq adc |
| f5 | big-iq cloud |
| f5 | big-iq device |
| f5 | big-iq security |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | F5 iControl - 'iCall::Script' Root Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2015-11-19 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134434/F5-iControl-iCall-Script-Root-Command-Execution.html
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/f5_icall_cmd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034306
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034307
- https://gdssecurity.squarespace.com/labs/2015/9/8/f5-icallscript-privilege-escalation-cve-2015-3628.html
- https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/16000/700/sol16728.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38764/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134434/F5-iControl-iCall-Script-Root-Command-Execution.html
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/f5_icall_cmd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034306
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034307
- https://gdssecurity.squarespace.com/labs/2015/9/8/f5-icallscript-privilege-escalation-cve-2015-3628.html
- https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/16000/700/sol16728.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38764/
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