CVE-2020-5879 describes a vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP ASM versions 11.6.1 through 11.6.5.1 where, despite a Server SSL profile being applied, data plane traffic is sent to back-end servers unencrypted under specific configurations. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a high impact on confidentiality (C:H) due to the unencrypted data, with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.6.1, <= 11.6.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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