CVE-2020-5410
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2020-5410 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2020-06-02 17:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-09-20 19:10:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.943470000 probability, percentile 0.999590000 (date 2026-05-29)
CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-03-25; due 2022-04-15; ransomware use Unknown
Problem Types: CWE-22
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
| Vendor | VMware Tanzu |
|---|---|
| Product | Spring Cloud Configuration (Config) Server |
| Name | VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Config Directory Traversal Vulnerability |
| Required Action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
| Notes | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5410 |
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Vmware | Spring Cloud Config | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Spring Cloud Config | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-5410: Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server | Security | VMware Tanzu | CONFIRM | tanzu.vmware.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog | CISA | www.cisa.gov | kev |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 983132 Java (maven) Security Update for org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server (GHSA-32xf-jwmv-9hf3)