CVE-2015-3628 Privilege escalation in n/a

Critical 9.0 Published Updated

Authenticated Resource Administrators can escalate privileges via iCall scripts in SOAP requests to the iControl API.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-3628?

CVE-2015-3628 is a critical vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 7 Dec 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3628?

It affects 18 products.

Products include 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 and 12 more.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3628?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3628 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-3628 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-3628 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fv4r-7842-6m86.

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