CVE-2020-5879 Weak cryptography in BIG-IP ASM
Attackers can intercept unencrypted traffic sent to back-end servers despite SSL profiles, exposing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5879?
CVE-2020-5879 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager, published on 30 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
On BIG-IP ASM 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, under certain configurations, the BIG-IP system sends data plane traffic to back-end servers unencrypted, even when a Server SSL profile is applied.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5879?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5879?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5879 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-5879 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5879 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pfmx-9fq2-4rc6.