CVE-2020-5870 Missing authorization in BIG-IQ
Attackers can bypass authentication in BIG-IQ high availability synchronization, potentially accessing sensitive data or disrupting operations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5870?
CVE-2020-5870 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in F5 Big-Iq Centralized Management, published on 24 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In BIG-IQ 5.2.0-7.0.0, high availability (HA) synchronization mechanisms do not use any form of authentication for connecting to the peer.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5870?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Big-Iq Centralized Management.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5870?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2020-5870 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5870 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Iq Centralized Management
Sources
Also known as GHSA-56mf-pgq9-8ccj.