Improper Authentication in BIG-IQ Centralized Management - CVE-2020-5870
Published: April 24, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27305
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5870
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: F5 Networks
Affected software:
BIG-IQ Centralized Management
BIG-IQ Centralized Management
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to the BIG-IQ high availability (HA) synchronization mechanisms do not use any form of authentication for connecting to the peer. A remote attacker on the local network can establish a connection to the BIG-IQ HA synchronization and compromise data.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5870
Install updates from vendor's website.