BIG-IP/BIG-IQ scp Command Injection (CVE-2024-21782)
CVE-2024-21782 Published on February 14, 2024
BIG-IP or BIG-IQ Resource Administrators and Certificate Managers who have access to the secure copy (scp) utility but do not have access to Advanced shell (bash) can execute arbitrary commands with a specially crafted command string. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-5873. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-21782 is exploitable with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2024-21782 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
F5 BIG-IP:- Version 17.1.0 and below 17.1.1 is affected.
- Version 16.1.0 and below 16.1.4 is affected.
- Version 15.1.0 and below 15.1.9 is affected.
- Version 8.0.0 and below * is affected.
Exploit Probability
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