CVE-2020-5853
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.005 · 44 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In BIG-IP APM portal access on versions 15.0.0-15.1.0, 14.0.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.2, 12.1.0-12.1.5, and 11.5.2-11.6.5.1, when backend servers serve HTTP pages with special JavaScript code, this can lead to internal portal access name conflict.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–5.4
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affected products (10)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- f5 big-ip access policy manager11.5.2 → 11.6.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip access policy manager12.1.0 → 12.1.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip access policy manager13.1.0 → 13.1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip access policy manager14.0.0 → 14.1.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip access policy manager15.0.0 → 15.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5853cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K73183618cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/F5-BIG-IP-APM-Cross-Site-Scripting-via-Portal-Access-31317cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.0139/cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K73183618enisa_euvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K73183618Vendor Advisorynvd
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