CVE-2024-24966 F5OS vulnerability

Medium 6.2 Published 14 Feb 2024 Updated 1 Aug 2024

Remote users without assigned roles can gain unauthorized access when LDAP authentication is enabled on F5OS appliances.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-24966?

CVE-2024-24966 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in F5OS - Appliance, published on 14 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

When LDAP remote authentication is configured on F5OS, a remote user without an assigned role will be incorrectly authorized. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24966?

It affects 2 products.

Products include F5 F5os-A, F5 F5os-C.

How do I fix CVE-2024-24966?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24966 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2024-24966 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24966 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fgh6-x5w4-82cg.