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High severity · published Jul 1, 2020
CVE-2020-5899
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…
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NC
Nginx Controller · F5
3.0.0 through 3.4.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
NC
Nginx Controller
F5
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5899
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5899
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K25434422
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