Is CVE-2020-5863 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-5863 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-5863?

CVE-2020-5863 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-5863?

CVE-2020-5863 has an EPSS score of 1.12% (62th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5863?

Upgrade nginx controller to 3.2.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-5863

HIGH

8.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In NGINX Controller versions prior to 3.2.0, an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the Controller API can create unprivileged user accounts. The user which is created is only able to upload a new license to the system but cannot view or modify any other components of the system.

How to fix

Remediation Available

nginx controllerNVD

Affected:>= 3.0.0, < 3.2.0Fixed in:3.2.0CVE-2020-5863derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.12%probability of exploitation in 30 days

62ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 62% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.f5.com

Third-Party Advisory1

security.netapp.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.