PT-2020-18771 · F5 · Big-Iq

Published 2020-04-24 · Updated 2020-04-28 · CVE-2020-5870

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BIG-IQ versions 5.2.0 through 7.0.0

Description The high availability (HA) synchronization mechanisms in the affected software do not use any form of authentication for connecting to the peer.

Recommendations For BIG-IQ versions 5.2.0 through 7.0.0, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the HA synchronization mechanisms to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Missing Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-306

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-5870

Affected Products

Big-Iq

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5870 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5870 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K69422435 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/3199 · Telegram Post