CVE-2020-5943

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-11-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-327

Description

In versions 14.1.0-14.1.0.1 and 14.1.2.5-14.1.2.7, when a BIG-IP object is created or listed through the REST interface, the protected fields are obfuscated in the REST response, not protected via a SecureVault cryptogram as TMSH does. One example of protected fields is the GTM monitor password.

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP APM: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.0.1; from 14.1.2.5 through 14.1.2.7
BIG-IP: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.0.1; from 14.1.2.5 through 14.1.2.7
F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.0.1; from 14.1.2.5 through 14.1.2.7
F5 Big-Ip Analytics: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.0.1; from 14.1.2.5 through 14.1.2.7
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): from 14.1.0 through 14.1.0.1; from 14.1.2.5 through 14.1.2.7
BIG-IP ASM: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.0.1; from 14.1.2.5 through 14.1.2.7
F5 Big-Ip Ddos Hybrid Defender: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.0.1; from 14.1.2.5 through 14.1.2.7
F5 BIG-IP DNS: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.0.1; from 14.1.2.5 through 14.1.2.7
F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.0.1; from 14.1.2.5 through 14.1.2.7
F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.0.1; from 14.1.2.5 through 14.1.2.7
F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.0.1; from 14.1.2.5 through 14.1.2.7
F5 BIG-IP (LTM): from 14.1.0 through 14.1.0.1; from 14.1.2.5 through 14.1.2.7
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): from 14.1.0 through 14.1.0.1; from 14.1.2.5 through 14.1.2.7
F5 Big-Ip Ssl Orchestrator: from 14.1.0 through 14.1.0.1; from 14.1.2.5 through 14.1.2.7

References

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