CVE-2020-5950
On BIG-IP 14.1.0-14.1.2.6, undisclosed endpoints in iControl REST allow for a reflected XSS...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-5950- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-5950- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-27104 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-27104- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rjcf-2qpv-xpv2 No score
On BIG-IP 14.1.0-14.1.2.6, undisclosed endpoints in iControl REST allow for a reflected XSS...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rjcf-2qpv-xpv2- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-5950 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in F5 Big-ip, published December 11, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.