FKIE_CVE-2020-5865

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-04-23 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:22
Severity
4.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
In versions prior to 3.3.0, the NGINX Controller is configured to communicate with its Postgres database server over unencrypted channels, making the communicated data vulnerable to interception via man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks.
References
f5sirt@f5.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0005/Third Party Advisory
f5sirt@f5.comhttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K21009022Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0005/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K21009022Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
f5 nginx_controller *
f5 nginx_controller *
f5 nginx_controller 1.0.1
netapp cloud_backup -
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