This vulnerability allows for unauthenticated attackers with network access to the iControl REST interface, through the BIG-IP management interface and self IP addresses, to execute arbitrary system commands, create or delete files, and disable services. This vulnerability can only be exploited through the control plane and cannot be exploited through the data plane. Exploitation can lead to complete system compromise. The BIG-IP system in Appliance mode is also vulnerable.
This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI). The failure in URL parsing between Apache and Java (Tomcat) allows to perform a directory traversal to access the tmshCmd.jsp page. This page allows an authenticated user to execute commands. But, using the mentioned vulnerability, an unauthenticated attacker can run remote code on the underlying operating system an deploy an agent.