Nginx Controller up to 3.1.x TLS certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Nginx Controller up to 3.1.x. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component TLS Handler. Performing a manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-5864. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Nginx Controller up to 3.1.x (Web Server). This affects an unknown functionality of the component TLS Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In versions of NGINX Controller prior to 3.2.0, communication between NGINX Controller and NGINX Plus instances skip TLS verification by default.

The weakness was presented 04/23/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-5864 since 01/06/2020. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-154326, VDB-154325 and VDB-154324 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
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VulDB Base Score: 3.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Controller 3.2.0

Timelineinfo

01/06/2020 🔍
04/23/2020 +108 days 🔍
04/24/2020 +1 days 🔍
06/02/2024 +1500 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: K27205552
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-5864 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-5864
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-154323
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/24/2020 07:46
Updated: 06/02/2024 13:07
Changes: 04/24/2020 07:46 (41), 04/24/2020 07:51 (18), 10/12/2020 15:57 (1), 06/02/2024 13:07 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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