MitM attack in F5 BIG-IP Next Central Manager

1) Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU89293

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-32049

CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure communication between the BIG-IP Next Central Manager and BIG-IP Next LTM/WAF instances. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack and decrypt traffic between the instances.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BIG-IP Next Central Manager: 20.0.1 - 20.0.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:f5_networks:big-ip_next_central_manager:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:f5_networks:big-ip_next_central_manager:20.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000138634

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.