Is CVE-2020-5950 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-5950 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-5950?

CVE-2020-5950 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-5950?

CVE-2020-5950 has an EPSS score of 1.04% (60th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5950?

Upgrade big-ip advanced firewall manager to 14.1.2.7 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-5950

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

big-ip advanced firewall managerNVD

Affected:>= 14.1.0, < 14.1.2.7Fixed in:14.1.2.7CVE-2020-5950derived 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

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.04%probability of exploitation in 30 days

60thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 60% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.f5.com

Other references1

support.f5.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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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.