What is CVE-2020-5900?

CVE-2020-5900 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Nginx_controller, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-07-01.

How severe is CVE-2020-5900?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in F5 Nginx_controller

CVE-2020-5900

In versions 3.0.0-3.4.0, 2.0.0-2.9.0, and 1.0.1, there is insufficient cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protections for the NGINX Controller user interface.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.005 (36.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

F5 Nginx_controller — versions 1.0.1
N/a Nginx Controller — versions 3.0.0-3.4.0, 2.0.0-2.9.0, 1.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5900?: CVE-2020-5900 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Nginx_controller, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-5900?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.