Vulnerability in F5 nginx Controller

CVE-2020-5864

In versions of NGINX Controller prior to 3.2.0, communication between NGINX Controller and NGINX Plus instances skip TLS verification by default.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-5864: held from 0.010 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5864?
CVE-2020-5864 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 nginx Controller, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2020-04-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-5864?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.