CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-5908

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Jul 01, 2020 | Modified: Jul 21, 2021
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

In versions bundled with BIG-IP APM 12.1.0-12.1.5 and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, Edge Client for Linux exposes full session ID in the local log files.

Weakness

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 11.6.1 (including) 11.6.5.2 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_manager F5 12.1.0 (including) 12.1.5 (including)

Extended Description

While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for:

Potential Mitigations

References