CVE-2020-5880

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-04-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

Om BIG-IP 15.0.0-15.0.1.3 and 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, the restjavad process may expose a way for attackers to upload arbitrary files on the BIG-IP system, bypassing the authorization system. Resulting error messages may also reveal internal paths of the server.

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP APM: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3; from 15.0.0 through 15.0.1.3
BIG-IP: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3; from 15.0.0 through 15.0.1.3
F5 Big-Ip Analytics: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3; from 15.0.0 through 15.0.1.3
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): from 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3; from 15.0.0 through 15.0.1.3
BIG-IP ASM: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3; from 15.0.0 through 15.0.1.3
F5 BIG-IP DNS: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3; from 15.0.0 through 15.0.1.3
F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3; from 15.0.0 through 15.0.1.3
F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3; from 15.0.0 through 15.0.1.3
F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3; from 15.0.0 through 15.0.1.3
F5 BIG-IP (LTM): from 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3; from 15.0.0 through 15.0.1.3
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): from 14.1.0 through 14.1.2.3; from 15.0.0 through 15.0.1.3

References

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