Overly restrictive account lockout mechanism in BIG-IP Next Central Manager - CVE-2024-37028
Published: August 15, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96041
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37028
CWE-ID: CWE-645
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
BIG-IP Next Central Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2024-37028
Install updates from vendor's website.
BIG-IP Next Central Manager - update to 20.2.1