What is CVE-2020-5899?

CVE-2020-5899 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Nginx_controller, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-07-01.

How severe is CVE-2020-5899?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in F5 Nginx_controller

CVE-2020-5899

In NGINX Controller 3.0.0-3.4.0, recovery code required to change a user's password is transmitted and stored in the database in plain text, which allows an attacker who can intercept the database connection or have read access to the data…

EPSS: 0.002 (8.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

F5 Nginx_controller
N/a Nginx Controller — versions 3.0.0-3.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5899?: CVE-2020-5899 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Nginx_controller, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-5899?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.