medium
5.5
CWE
200
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-5890: Infoleak

First published: Thu Apr 30 2020(Updated: )

On BIG-IP 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, and 12.1.0-12.1.5.1 and BIG-IQ 5.2.0-7.1.0, when creating a QKView, credentials for binding to LDAP servers used for remote authentication of the BIG-IP administrative interface will not fully obfuscate if they contain whitespace.

Credit: f5sirt@f5.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management>=5.2.0<=5.4.0
F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management>=6.0.0<=6.1.0
F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management=7.0.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.5.1
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=13.1.0<=13.1.3.3
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager>=15.0.0<15.1.0.2
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.5.1
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=13.1.0<=13.1.3.3
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager>=15.0.0<15.1.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.5.1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=13.1.0<=13.1.3.3
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager>=15.0.0<15.1.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=12.1.0<=12.1.5.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=13.1.0<=13.1.3.3
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics>=15.0.0<15.1.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.5.1
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=13.1.0<=13.1.3.3
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager>=15.0.0<15.1.0.2
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.5.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=13.1.0<=13.1.3.3
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager>=15.0.0<15.1.0.2
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=12.1.0<=12.1.5.1
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=13.1.0<=13.1.3.3
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System>=15.0.0<15.1.0.2
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=12.1.0<=12.1.5.1
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=13.1.0<=13.1.3.3
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service>=15.0.0<15.1.0.2
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.5.1
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=13.1.0<=13.1.3.3
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager>=15.0.0<15.1.0.2
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=12.1.0<=12.1.5.1
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=13.1.0<=13.1.3.3
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4
F5 Big-ip Link Controller>=15.0.0<15.1.0.2
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=12.1.0<=12.1.5.1
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=13.1.0<=13.1.3.3
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=14.0.0<14.1.2.4
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager>=15.0.0<15.1.0.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2020-5890?

    CVE-2020-5890 is a vulnerability on BIG-IP and BIG-IQ devices that affects the obfuscation of LDAP credentials in QKView creation.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-5890?

    The severity of CVE-2020-5890 is rated as medium with a CVSS score of 5.5.

  • How does CVE-2020-5890 impact BIG-IP and BIG-IQ devices?

    CVE-2020-5890 impacts these devices by not fully obfuscating LDAP credentials when creating a QKView, potentially exposing them if they contain whitespace.

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