CVE-2020-5889 Cross-site scripting in BIG-IP APM
A reflected XSS vulnerability in BIG-IP APM portal access allows attackers to execute scripts in the context of the user's browser via crafted HTTP requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5889?
CVE-2020-5889 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 30 Apr 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
On versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.1, 15.0.0-15.0.1.2, and 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, in BIG-IP APM portal access, a specially crafted HTTP request can lead to reflected XSS after the BIG-IP APM system rewrites the HTTP response from the untrusted backend server and sends it to the client.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5889?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5889?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2020-5889 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5889 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-cj43-7274-vrw4.