CVE-2020-5899 Information disclosure in NGINX Controller
Attackers with database access can retrieve plaintext recovery codes to reset passwords for other users, leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5899?
CVE-2020-5899 is a high-severity vulnerability in NGINX Controller, published on 1 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In NGINX Controller 3.0.0-3.4.0, recovery code required to change a user's password is transmitted and stored in the database in plain text, which allows an attacker who can intercept the database connection or have read access to the database, to request a password reset using the email address of another registered user then retrieve the recovery code.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5899?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Nginx Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5899?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5899 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-5899 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5899 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NGINX Controller
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g32f-cm3q-jcmh.