CVE-2020-5930

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-09-25 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In BIG-IP 15.0.0-15.1.0.4, 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2 and BIG-IQ 5.2.0-7.1.0, unauthenticated attackers can cause disruption of service via undisclosed methods.

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP APM: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.5; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.8; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5
BIG-IP: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.5; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.8; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Analytics: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.5; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.8; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.5; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.8; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5
BIG-IP ASM: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.5; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.8; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5
F5 BIG-IP DNS: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.5; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.8; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Edge Gateway: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.5; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.8; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.5; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.8; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.5; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.8; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.5; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.8; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5
F5 BIG-IP (LTM): from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.5; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.8; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.5; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.8; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Webaccelerator: from 11.6.1 through 11.6.5; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.5; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.8; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5
F5 BIG-IQ: from 6.0.0 through 6.1.0; from 7.0.0 through 7.1.0; 5.4.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: F5 BIG-IP APM 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5; BIG-IP 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5; F5 Big-Ip Analytics 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5; F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM) 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5; BIG-IP ASM 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5; F5 BIG-IP DNS 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5; F5 Big-Ip Edge Gateway 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5; F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5; F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5; F5 Big-Ip Link Controller 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5; F5 BIG-IP (LTM) 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5; F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM) 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.8, 15.1.0.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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