Vulnerability · Published Jul 1, 2020 · Assigned by f5
CVE-2020-5899
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-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 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In NGINX Controller 3.0.0-3.4.0, recovery code required to change a user's password is transmitted and stored in the database in plain text, which allows an attacker who can intercept the database connection or have read access to the database, to request a password reset using the email address of another registered user then retrieve the recovery code.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | NGINX Controller | 3.0.0-3.4.0 |
References
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K25434422 x_refsource_MISC