CVE-2014-2928 is a critical vulnerability in the iControl API of various F5 BIG-IP products, including LTM, APM, ASM, and GTM, across multiple versions. It allows authenticated remote administrators to execute arbitrary commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the hostname element of a SOAP request. With a CVSS score of 7.1, this vulnerability presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring authentication. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via a Metasploit module, and its EPSS score indicates a higher-than-average likelihood of exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:9.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:9.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:9.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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