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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-5950
CVE-2020-5950:
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2020-5950 affects BIG-IP versions 14.1.0-14.1.2.6. The vulnerability involves undisclosed endpoints in iControl REST that allow for a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) issue that affects the iControl REST interface. It has received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.3 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to a complete compromise of the BIG-IP system if the victim user is granted the admin role (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to a version higher than BIG-IP 14.1.2.6 to address this vulnerability. Specific mitigation details are available in F5's security advisory (F5 Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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