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Big Ip Next Central ManagerApplication · F5

CVE-2024-33612

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-08
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 20.2.0 or later.
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75/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
An improper certificate validation vulnerability exists in BIG-IP Next Central Manager and may allow an attacker to impersonate an Instance Provider system.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

This is an improper certificate validation vulnerability in BIG-IP Next Central Manager. The system fails to properly validate SSL/TLS certificates from Instance Provider systems, potentially allowing a man-in-the-middle attacker to impersonate a legitimate Instance Provider and intercept or manipulate communications.

MitigationApply the vendor patch or upgrade to a fixed version of BIG-IP Next Central Manager as specified in F5's security advisory.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Big Ip Next Central ManagerApplication
Affected:>= 20.0.1, < 20.2.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify BIG-IP Next Central Manager installation
    Locate and confirm the BIG-IP Next Central Manager application is deployed in your environment. Check your inventory or running services for this specific product.
    Affected if The product is not installed in your environment.
  2. Determine installed version
    Use the system's built-in version reporting mechanism or check the installed package version of BIG-IP Next Central Manager. Compare the version number against the affected range: 20.0.1 or higher but lower than 20.2.0.
    Affected if The installed version falls within >=20.0.1 and <20.2.0.
  3. Check Instance Provider configuration
    Examine the BIG-IP Next Central Manager configuration to determine if any Instance Provider integrations are configured or enabled. Review the management interface or configuration files for Instance Provider connections.
    Affected if Instance Provider connections are configured and the version is affected.
  4. Inspect SSL/TLS certificate validation settings
    Review the SSL/TLS and certificate validation settings related to Instance Provider communications in the BIG-IP Next Central Manager. Look for settings controlling certificate verification for upstream provider connections.
    Affected if Certificate validation is disabled or insufficient for Instance Provider connections.

You are affected if BIG-IP Next Central Manager version 20.0.1 through 20.1.x is installed AND Instance Provider integrations are configured in your environment.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 20.2.0 or later
Fixed in 20.2.0
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor patch or upgrade to a fixed version of BIG-IP Next Central Manager as specified in F5's security advisory.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

BIG-IP Next Central Manager 20.2.0 or later

  1. Download BIG-IP Next Central Manager version 20.2.0 or later from F5's official download portal (my.f5.com)
  2. Review F5's upgrade documentation and release notes for BIG-IP Next Central Manager
  3. Perform the upgrade following F5's standard upgrade procedure
  4. Verify the upgrade was successful and the version is 20.2.0 or later
  5. Confirm the certificate validation vulnerability is resolved by testing Instance Provider connections
Caveat Review F5 release notes for any configuration or compatibility changes between 20.0.1-20.1.x and 20.2.0

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Big Ip Next Central Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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