What is CVE-2020-5865?

CVE-2020-5865 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Nginx_controller, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2020-04-23.

How severe is CVE-2020-5865?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in F5 Nginx_controller

CVE-2020-5865

In versions prior to 3.3.0, the NGINX Controller is configured to communicate with its Postgres database server over unencrypted channels, making the communicated data vulnerable to interception via man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

F5 Nginx_controller — versions 1.0.1
Netapp Cloud_backup
N/a Nginx Controller — versions < 3.3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5865?: CVE-2020-5865 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Nginx_controller, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2020-04-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-5865?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.