Overly restrictive account lockout mechanism in F5 BIG-IP Next Central Manager webUI

1) Overly restrictive account lockout mechanism

EUVDB-ID: #VU96041

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37028

CWE-ID: CWE-645 - Overly Restrictive Account Lockout Mechanism

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to lock out other users.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of an overly restrictive account lockout mechanism in the webUI. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests and lock out an account that has never been logged in.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BIG-IP Next Central Manager: 20.0.0 - 20.2.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:f5_networks:big-ip_next_central_manager:20.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• 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/K000139938

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.