Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-22986
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iContr - [Actively Exploited]
Description

On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, and 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3 amd BIG-IQ 7.1.0.x before 7.1.0.3 and 7.0.0.x before 7.0.0.2, the iControl REST interface has an unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.

INFO

Published Date :

March 31, 2021, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 12, 2022, 5:42 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the iControl REST interface that allows unauthenticated attackers with network access to execute system commands, create or delete files, and disable services.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-22986 has a 75 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-22986 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 F5 big-ip_access_policy_manager
2 F5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
3 F5 big-ip_analytics
4 F5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager
5 F5 big-ip_application_security_manager
6 F5 big-ip_domain_name_system
7 F5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service
8 F5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager
9 F5 big-ip_link_controller
10 F5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager
11 F5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager
12 F5 big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall
13 F5 big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender
14 F5 big-iq_centralized_management
15 F5 ssl_orchestrator
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-22986.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162059/F5-iControl-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162066/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03009991 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 4 days, 2 hours ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 17, 2024, 11:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 414 different CVEs too.

中间件的exp

Updated: 1 month ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 15, 2024, 8:49 a.m. This repo has been linked 58 different CVEs too.

None

Python Dockerfile

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 11, 2024, 6:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 26, 2024, 8:34 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

All CVE - PoC in GitHub

poc proofofconcept tester allcve cvegithub cvenew cvepoc cveupdate

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
5 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 928 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 8 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2024, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

渗透测试有关的POC、EXP、脚本、提权、小工具等---About penetration-testing python-script poc getshell csrf xss cms php-getshell domainmod-xss csrf-webshell cobub-razor cve rce sql sql-poc poc-exp bypass oa-getshell cve-cms

Assembly Python Shell PHP C++ C Go Ruby HTML Java

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 7, 2024, 2:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 305 different CVEs too.

None

CSS HTML JavaScript

Updated: 9 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2024, 2:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

Custom POC of CVE-2021-22986 by Al1ex@Heptagram

Python

Updated: 10 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 28, 2023, 1:49 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

bounty collection

Shell Python Dockerfile Ruby JavaScript ASP.NET Classic ASP HTML PHP Jupyter Notebook

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
26 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Sept. 11, 2023, 11:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 234 different CVEs too.

poc集合(持续更新ing)

Updated: 6 months, 2 weeks ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 30, 2023, 1:30 a.m. This repo has been linked 154 different CVEs too.

在公网收集的gobypoc+部分自己加的poc

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
96 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : July 28, 2023, 4:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 296 different CVEs too.

A Common Vulnerability PoC Knowledge Base一个普遍漏洞POC知识库

vulnerability

Updated: 4 months ago
17 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : June 24, 2023, 3:12 p.m. This repo has been linked 232 different CVEs too.

继承大量poc检查 包含oa 如 泛微 通达 致远 万户 等。

Python

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
268 stars 58 fork 58 watcher
Born at : May 23, 2023, 5:56 a.m. This repo has been linked 36 different CVEs too.

None

Python Shell C# Java PHP

Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 3, 2023, 2:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 59 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-22986 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • security.nl
VS publiceert overzicht van meest misbruikte kwetsbaarheden in 2023

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Published Date: Nov 12, 2024 (1 week, 1 day ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-22986 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-918
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162059/F5-iControl-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Remote-Command-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162059/F5-iControl-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162066/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162066/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03009991 No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03009991 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (excluding) 12.1.5.3 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.1.0 up to (excluding) 13.1.3.6 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.1.0 up to (excluding) 14.1.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.1.0 up to (excluding) 15.1.2.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0.0 up to (excluding) 16.0.1.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (excluding) 12.1.5.3 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.1.0 up to (excluding) 13.1.3.6 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.1.0 up to (excluding) 14.1.4 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6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.1.0 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_centralized_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.0.0.2 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_centralized_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.1.0 up to (excluding) 7.1.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (excluding) 12.1.5.3 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.1.0 up to (excluding) 13.1.3.6 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.1.0 up to (excluding) 14.1.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.1.0 up to (excluding) 15.1.2.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0.0 up to (excluding) 16.0.1.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162066/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162059/F5-iControl-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Remote-Command-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-22986 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-22986 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

97.46 }} 0.03%

score

0.99973

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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