CVE-2020-5410

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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5410	Vendor Advisory
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5410	Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5410

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config::::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2020-06-02 17:15

Updated : 2025-10-22 00:17

NVD link : CVE-2020-5410

Mitre link : CVE-2020-5410

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-5410

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

spring_cloud_config

CWE

CWE-23

Relative Path Traversal

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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