CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-5893

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Published: Apr 30, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
3.7
LOW
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

In versions 7.1.5-7.1.8, when a user connects to a VPN using BIG-IP Edge Client over an unsecure network, BIG-IP Edge Client responds to authentication requests over HTTP while sending probes for captive portal detection.

Weakness

The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 11.6.1 (including) 11.6.5 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.5 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 13.1.0 (including) 13.1.3 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 14.0.0 (including) 14.1.2 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 15.0.0 (including) 15.1.0 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager_client F5 7.1.5 (including) 7.1.9 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References