CVE-2020-5908 (GCVE-0-2020-5908)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-07-01 14:34 – Updated: 2024-08-04 08:47
VLAI
Summary
In versions bundled with BIG-IP APM 12.1.0-12.1.5 and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, Edge Client for Linux exposes full session ID in the local log files.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • information leakage
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K33023560 x_refsource_MISC
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Edge Client for Linux Affected: 12.1.0-12.1.5, 11.6.1-11.6.5.2
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