PT-2020-18801 · Nginx · Nginx Controller

Published 2020-07-01 · Updated 2020-07-10 · CVE-2020-5901

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.6

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NGINX Controller versions 3.3.0 through 3.4.0

Description The issue allows for a reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attack through undisclosed API endpoints. If the victim user is logged in as an administrator, this could result in a complete compromise of the system.

Recommendations For NGINX Controller versions 3.3.0 through 3.4.0, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-5901

Affected Products

Nginx Controller

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5901 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5901 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K43520321 · Vendor Advisory