CVEs / CVE-2020-5410
CVE-2020-5410: VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Config Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 25 Mar 2022
- high 7.5 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 95.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Spring, by VMware Tanzu, Cloud Config contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows applications to serve arbitrary configuration files.
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Spring by VMware Spring Cloud Config | from 2.1, before 2.1.9 | 2.1.9 |
| Spring by VMware Spring Cloud Config | from 2.2, before 2.2.3 | 2.2.3 |
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server (Maven) | from 2.1.0, before 2.1.9 | 2.1.9 |
| org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server (Maven) | from 2.2.0, before 2.2.3 | 2.2.3 |
Package versions from GHSA-32xf-jwmv-9hf3.
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 25 Mar 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 15 Apr 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-23, CWE-22 |
References
- CVE-2020-5410 on NVD
- CVE-2020-5410 in the CISA KEV catalog
- CVE-2020-5410 on OSV
- https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5410 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5410 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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