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TI-2020-04818 Aliases CVE-2020-5900GHSA-7v4v-7j7v-w726

Cross-site request forgery in NGINX Controller

Priority LOW 38CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

In versions 3.0.0-3.4.0, 2.0.0-2.9.0, and 1.0.1, there is insufficient cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protections for the NGINX Controller user interface.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00452 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—NGINX Controller3.0.0-3.4.0, 2.0.0-2.9.0, 1.0.1—No fix listedCNA
  • NGINX Controller Vendor— Affected 3.0.0-3.4.0, 2.0.0-2.9.0, 1.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 – 2.9.0; 3.0.0 – 3.4.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_controller:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 – 2.9.0; 3.0.0 – 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_controller:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5900
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7v4v-7j7v-w726

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-16818 Path traversal in NGINX Controller CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-04819 Cross-site scripting in NGINX Controller CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2020-04781 In NGINX Controller versions prior to 3.2.0, an unauthenticated attacker with network… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2020-04812 Session fixation in NGINX Controller CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2020-04785 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in NGINX Controller CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2020-04828 Missing authentication in NGINX Controller CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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