Vulnerability · Published Apr 23, 2020 · Assigned by f5
CVE-2020-5865
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in NGINX Controller. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In versions prior to 3.3.0, the NGINX Controller is configured to communicate with its Postgres database server over unencrypted channels, making the communicated data vulnerable to interception via man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | NGINX Controller | < 3.3.0 |
References
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K21009022 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0005/ x_refsource_CONFIRM