Input validation error in NGINX Controller - CVE-2020-5911
Published: July 2, 2020 / Updated: December 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34179
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5911
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
In versions 3.0.0-3.5.0, 2.0.0-2.9.0, and 1.0.1, the NGINX Controller installer starts the download of Kubernetes packages from an HTTP URL On Debian/Ubuntu system.
Affected software
NGINX Controller
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5911
Install update from vendor's website.
NGINX Controller - update to 3.6.0