What is CVE-2020-5870?

CVE-2020-5870 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-iq_centralized_management, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2020-5870?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in F5 Big-iq_centralized_management

CVE-2020-5870

In BIG-IQ 5.2.0-7.0.0, high availability (HA) synchronization mechanisms do not use any form of authentication for connecting to the peer.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.005 (41.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

F5 Big-iq_centralized_management
N/a Big-iq — versions 5.2.0-7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5870?: CVE-2020-5870 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-iq_centralized_management, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-5870?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.