CVE-2020-5948 is a critical reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting multiple versions of F5 BIG-IP systems. Undisclosed iControl REST endpoints allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts, which, if executed by an administrator, could lead to a complete compromise of the BIG-IP system. With a CVSS score of 9.6, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for severe impact necessitates patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 13.1.0, < 13.1.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.1.0, < 13.1.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.1.0, < 13.1.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.1.0, < 13.1.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.1.0, < 13.1.3.5CPE 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:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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