CVE-2020-5890
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 30, 2020 at 09:08 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:22 AM UTC
13 products affected across 1 vendorBig IP Access Policy ManagerBig IP Application Security ManagerBig IP Advanced Firewall Manager
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
On BIG-IP 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, and 12.1.0-12.1.5.1 and BIG-IQ 5.2.0-7.1.0, when creating a QKView, credentials for binding to LDAP servers used for remote authentication of the BIG-IP administrative interface will not fully obfuscate if they contain whitespace.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.5.113.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.314.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.2.415.0.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.2
Affected range stops below 14.1.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.5.113.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.314.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.2.415.0.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.2
Affected range stops below 14.1.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.5.113.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.314.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.2.415.0.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.2
Affected range stops below 14.1.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.5.113.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.314.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.2.415.0.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.2
Affected range stops below 14.1.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.5.113.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.314.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.2.415.0.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.2
Affected range stops below 14.1.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.5.113.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.314.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.2.415.0.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.2
Affected range stops below 14.1.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.5.113.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.314.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.2.415.0.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.2
Affected range stops below 14.1.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.5.113.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.314.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.2.415.0.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.2
Affected range stops below 14.1.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.5.113.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.314.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.2.415.0.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.2
Affected range stops below 14.1.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.5.113.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.314.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.2.415.0.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0.2
Affected range stops below 14.1.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03318649CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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