SB2024050927 - MitM attack in F5 BIG-IP Next Central Manager



SB2024050927 - MitM attack in F5 BIG-IP Next Central Manager

Published: May 9, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024050927
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-32049)

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

CVSSv4: 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


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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.