CVE-2020-5911 Supply chain in NGINX Controller
The NGINX Controller installer downloads Kubernetes packages over HTTP, allowing attackers to intercept and replace them with malicious code.
- 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-2020-5911?
CVE-2020-5911 is a high-severity vulnerability in NGINX Controller, published on 2 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In versions 3.0.0-3.5.0, 2.0.0-2.9.0, and 1.0.1, the NGINX Controller installer starts the download of Kubernetes packages from an HTTP URL On Debian/Ubuntu system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5911?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Nginx Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5911?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5911 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-5911 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5911 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NGINX Controller
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7r28-jrvx-95hx.