CVE-2020-5922

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-08-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

In BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.4, 14.1.0-14.1.2.6, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, iControl REST does not implement Cross Site Request Forgery protections for users which make use of Basic Authentication in a web browser.

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP APM: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.7; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5
BIG-IP: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.7; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.7; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Analytics: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.7; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.7; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5
BIG-IP ASM: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.7; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Ddos Hybrid Defender: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.7; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5
F5 BIG-IP DNS: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.7; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.7; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.7; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.7; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5
F5 BIG-IP (LTM): from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.7; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.7; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5
F5 SSL Orchestrator: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.7; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: F5 BIG-IP APM 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5; BIG-IP 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5; F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5; F5 Big-Ip Analytics 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5; F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM) 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5; BIG-IP ASM 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5; F5 Big-Ip Ddos Hybrid Defender 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5; F5 BIG-IP DNS 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5; F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5; F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5; F5 Big-Ip Link Controller 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5; F5 BIG-IP (LTM) 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.7, 15.1.0.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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