CVE-2020-5900 Cross-site request forgery in NGINX Controller

High 8.8 Published 1 Jul 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Insufficient CSRF protections in the NGINX Controller user interface allow attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-5900?

CVE-2020-5900 is a high-severity vulnerability in NGINX Controller, published on 1 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In versions 3.0.0-3.4.0, 2.0.0-2.9.0, and 1.0.1, there is insufficient cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protections for the NGINX Controller user interface.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5900?

It affects 1 product.

Products include F5 Nginx Controller.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5900?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5900 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-5900 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5900 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7v4v-7j7v-w726.