CVE-2020-5410: Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server
High · CVSS 7.5 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 95.6%, 100th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: pivotal
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Config Directory Traversal Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Spring Cloud Config, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.3, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.9, and older unsupported versions allow applications to serve arbitrary configuration files through the spring-cloud-config-server module. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a request using a specially crafted URL that can lead to a directory traversal attack.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N · CWE-23
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Spring by VMware: Spring Cloud Config
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5410 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)