Vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
CVE-2020-5876
On BIG-IP 15.0.0-15.0.1.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, a race condition exists where mcpd and other processes may make unencrypted connection attempts to a new configuration sync peer. The race condition can occur when changing the ConfigSync IP address of a peer, adding a new peer, or when the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) first starts up.
EPSS: 0.006 (43.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- F5 Big-ip_access_policy_manager
- F5 Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
- F5 Big-ip_analytics
- F5 Big-ip_application_acceleration_manager
- F5 Big-ip_application_security_manager
- F5 Big-ip_domain_name_system
- F5 Big-ip_fraud_protection_service
- F5 Big-ip_global_traffic_manager
- F5 Big-ip_link_controller
- F5 Big-ip_local_traffic_manager
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5876?
- CVE-2020-5876 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-04-30.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5876?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.