CVE-2020-5950 (GCVE-0-2020-5950)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-11 18:58 – Updated: 2024-08-04 08:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
On BIG-IP 14.1.0-14.1.2.6, undisclosed endpoints in iControl REST allow for a reflected XSS attack, which could lead to a complete compromise of the BIG-IP system if the victim user is granted the admin role.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- XSS
Assigner
References
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