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

1) Overly restrictive account lockout mechanism

EUVDB-ID: #VU96041

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

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

External links

http://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.