SB2020050508 - Information disclosure in F5 BIG-IP ASM
Published: May 5, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020050508
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5879)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the BIG-IP system, under certain configurations, sends data plane traffic to back-end servers unencrypted, even when a Server SSL profile is applied. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
The requests affected by this vulnerability are processed by a virtual server associated with a DoS profile that has a CAPTCHA challenge configured.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.