CVE-2020-5889
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
On versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.1, 15.0.0-15.0.1.2, and 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, in BIG-IP APM portal access, a specially crafted HTTP request can lead to reflected XSS after the BIG-IP APM system rewrites the HTTP response from the untrusted backend server and sends it to the client.
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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 (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- f5 big-ip access policy manager14.1.0 → 14.1.2.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip access policy manager15.0.0 → 15.0.1.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip access policy manager15.1.0 → 15.1.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5889cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24415506cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/F5-BIG-IP-APM-Cross-Site-Scripting-32146cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1551.5/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1551/cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24415506enisa_euvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24415506Vendor Advisorynvd
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