{"id":38949,"date":"2025-05-17T15:20:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T15:20:15","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-07T11:02:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T17:02:33","slug":"cve-2025-31644-command-injection-vulnerability-in-icontrol-rest-and-big-ip-tmos-shell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31644-command-injection-vulnerability-in-icontrol-rest-and-big-ip-tmos-shell\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-31644: Command Injection Vulnerability in iControl REST and BIG-IP TMOS Shell<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity world is brimming with numerous vulnerabilities that can compromise systems and lead to potential data leaks. One such security flaw, known as CVE-2025-31644, is a command injection vulnerability that affects systems running in Appliance mode. This vulnerability, housed in an undisclosed iControl REST and BIG-IP TMOS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-11861-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-in-enersys-ampa-granting-privileged-remote-shell-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45215\">Shell command<\/a>, poses a significant threat to those using this software, particularly those with administrator privileges. The severity of this issue lies in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4347-d-link-router-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43582\">potential to allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary system<\/a> commands, crossing security boundaries, and possibly leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-31644<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS 8.7)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: High (Administrator role)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4372-webaudio-heap-corruption-in-google-chrome-a-potential-gateway-to-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43965\">System Compromise<\/a>, Potential Data Leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1611810560\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>iControl REST | Versions reaching End of Technical Support (EoTS)<br \/>\nBIG-IP TMOS Shell | Versions reaching End of Technical Support (EoTS)<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An attacker, after authenticating with administrative privileges, can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45491-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-in-linksys-e5600\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43558\">vulnerability by injecting malicious commands<\/a> into the iControl REST and BIG-IP TMOS Shell command. As the system runs in Appliance mode, the executed commands can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32819-remote-attacker-bypassing-path-traversal-checks-in-sma100\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44105\">bypass regular security checks<\/a>, allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary system commands. The successful execution of these commands can lead to the crossing of security boundaries, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30165-potential-system-compromise-in-vllm-v0-engine\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44010\">compromise of the entire system<\/a>, and potential data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4020447214\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23394-critical-unix-symbolic-link-following-vulnerability-in-opensuse-tumbleweed-cyrus-imapd\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54447\">following is a hypothetical example of how this vulnerability<\/a> might be exploited. It represents a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4829-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54448\">POST request<\/a> to a hypothetical endpoint, containing a malicious payload.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/command_injection_endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nAuthorization: Basic YWRtaW46cGFzc3dvcmQ=\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;command&quot;: &quot;; rm -rf \/ ;&quot;,\n&quot;commandType&quot;: &quot;tmsh&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49151-unauthenticated-attackers-can-forge-json-web-tokens-in-microsens-nmp-web\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64562\">attacker sends a JSON<\/a> object containing the &#8220;command&#8221; key. The value of this key starts with a semicolon (;), which may allow the attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44022-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-vvveb-cms-v-1-0-6\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45359\">execute arbitrary<\/a> commands (in this case, deleting all files in the system).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39486-rankie-sql-injection-vulnerability-and-mitigation-measures\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64563\">mitigate the CVE-2025-31644 vulnerability<\/a>, apply the vendor-provided patch. In instances where the patch is not immediately available or applicable, use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as temporary mitigation. Continuous monitoring and updating of system <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0984-critical-file-upload-and-xss-vulnerability-in-netoloji-software-e-flow\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43964\">software can also help prevent such vulnerabilities<\/a> from being exploited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity world is brimming with numerous vulnerabilities that can compromise systems and lead to potential data leaks. One such security flaw, known as CVE-2025-31644, is a command injection vulnerability that affects systems running in Appliance mode. This vulnerability, housed in an undisclosed iControl REST and BIG-IP TMOS Shell command, poses a significant threat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[78],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-38949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-injection"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38949"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58066,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38949\/revisions\/58066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38949"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=38949"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=38949"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=38949"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=38949"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=38949"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=38949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}