CVE-2020-5899

HIGH

NGINX Controller 3.0.0-3.4.0 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 11.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-319 CWE-522 CWE-312
Status published

Affected Products (1)

f5/nginx_controller < 3.4.0

Timeline

Published Jul 01, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026