MitM attack in F5 BIG-IP Next Central Manager



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-32049
CWE-ID CWE-300
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		BIG-IP Next Central Manager
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor F5 Networks

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

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

EUVDB-ID: #VU89293

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

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 External links

http://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.



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