CVE-2014-3220

F5 BIG-IQ Cloud and Security 4.0.0-4.1.0 - Authenticated Arbitrary Password Change via User Name Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-3220. PoCs published by Brandon Perry.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2014-3220 to escalate privileges and change the root password on F5 BIG-IQ v4.1.0.2013.0. It authenticates as a low-privilege user, escalates privileges via a PUT request, and establishes an SSH session with the new root credentials.

Description

F5 BIG-IQ Cloud and Security 4.0.0 through 4.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to change the password of arbitrary users via the name parameter in a request to the user's page in mgmt/shared/authz/users/.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Brandon Perry · rubyremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33143

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2014-3220 to escalate privileges and change the root password on F5 BIG-IQ v4.1.0.2013.0. It authenticates as a low-privilege user, escalates privileges via a PUT request, and establishes an SSH session with the new root credentials.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: F5 BIG-IQ v4.1.0.2013.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid low-privilege credentials · Network access to the target · SSH access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33143
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67191
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67227
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/58440
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/10
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/16
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/11

Scores

EPSS 0.1100
EPSS Percentile 95.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-255
Status published
Products (1)
f5/big-iq 4.1.0.2013.0
Published May 05, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026