#VU27304 Improper Certificate Validation in BIG-IQ Centralized Management - CVE-2020-5869
Published: April 24, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27304
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5869
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BIG-IQ Centralized Management
BIG-IQ Centralized Management
Software vendor:
F5 Networks
F5 Networks
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the IG-IQ high availability (HA) synchronization is not secure by TLS. A remote attacker can perform a MitM attack and read or modify confidential data in transit.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.