CVE-2020-5948
At a glance Severity Not available EPSS EPSS 1.03 % · percentile 63 (2026-10-27) State PUBLISHED Published 2020-12-11 Updated 2024-08-04 Assigner f5 NVD status Modified Description On BIG-IP versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, undisclosed endpoints in iControl REST allow for a reflected XSS attack, which could lead to a complete compromise of the BIG-IP system if the victim user is granted the admin role.
Scores Version Score Vector Scored by CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 9.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
CERT-FR advisories
Affected configurations (NVD CPE) cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.5cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.2.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.2.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.2.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.2.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.2.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.2.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.2.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.2.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.2.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.2.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.2.8cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.0.0 < 15.1.1cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.0.0 < 15.1.1cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.0.0 < 15.1.1cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.0.0 < 15.1.1cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.0.0 < 15.1.1cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.0.0 < 15.1.1cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.0.0 < 15.1.1cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.0.0 < 15.1.1cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.0.0 < 15.1.1cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.0.0 < 15.1.1cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 15.0.0 < 15.1.1cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:16.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:16.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:16.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:16.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:16.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+4 more Affected products Product Versions BIG-IP affected 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, 11.6.1-11.6.5.2
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