CVE-2020-5943

MEDIUM

F5 BIG-IP 14.1.0-14.1.0.1 and 14.1.2.5-14.1.2.7 - Insecure Cryptographic Storage via REST Interface

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In versions 14.1.0-14.1.0.1 and 14.1.2.5-14.1.2.7, when a BIG-IP object is created or listed through the REST interface, the protected fields are obfuscated in the REST response, not protected via a SecureVault cryptogram as TMSH does. One example of protected fields is the GTM monitor password.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K20059815

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 35.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-327
Status published
Products (14)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 14.1.0 - 14.1.0.1
f5/big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 14.1.0 - 14.1.0.1
f5/big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall 14.1.0 - 14.1.0.1
f5/big-ip_analytics 14.1.0 - 14.1.0.1
f5/big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 14.1.0 - 14.1.0.1
f5/big-ip_application_security_manager 14.1.0 - 14.1.0.1
f5/big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender 14.1.0 - 14.1.0.1
f5/big-ip_domain_name_system 14.1.0 - 14.1.0.1
f5/big-ip_fraud_protection_service 14.1.0 - 14.1.0.1
f5/big-ip_global_traffic_manager 14.1.0 - 14.1.0.1
... and 4 more
Published Nov 05, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026