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01 Record

CVE-2020-5899

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: f5
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 7.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-07-01 14:01Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 08:47Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-01-06
Assigning CNA
f5
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive InformationBase
  • CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive InformationBase
  • CWE-522Insufficiently Protected CredentialsClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
1dcd73c6bec73feaf82365c3a9a244e92735580f8864fc95e75cea2d8a29630c

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
n/aNGINX Controller3.0.0-3.4.0—

06 References