CVE-2020-5884 Misconfiguration in BIG-IP
Insecure default HA mirroring settings in BIG-IP allow attackers on the mirroring network to intercept control plane 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-2020-5884?
CVE-2020-5884 is a critical vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy 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 versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.4, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, the default deployment mode for BIG-IP high availability (HA) pair mirroring is insecure. This is a control plane issue that is exposed only on the network used for mirroring.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5884?
It affects 11 products.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager, F5 Big-Ip Domain Name System and 5 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5884?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5884 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-5884 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5884 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
- CVE-2023-46747 F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2022-1388 F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication
- CVE-2021-22986 F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-22991 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2020-5902 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j3c8-2mg3-x49v.