High severity · published Apr 30, 2020
CVE-2020-5879
On BIG-IP ASM 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, under certain configurations, the BIG-IP system sends data plane traffic to back-end servers unencrypted, even when a Server SSL profile is applied
7.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
On BIG-IP ASM 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, under certain configurations, the BIG-IP system sends data plane traffic to back-end servers unencrypted, even when a Server SSL profile is applied.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
11.6.1 through 11.6.5.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5879
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5879
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K88474783
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