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CVE-2020-5410

Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server

Published: Jun 2, 2020Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-23
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
95.6%
Top 0.1%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Mar 25, 2022
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
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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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-23CWE-22

Affected Products

Spring by VMware
oss-projectaka springframework
Spring Cloud ConfigMixed
OSS Libraries / web-framework
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server
OSS Libraries
vmware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
spring cloud config
OSS Libraries / web-framework
Pivotal Software Inc.
commercial·USaka spring framework, redis, spring amqp rabbitmq
Spring Cloud ConfigMixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library

Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Mar 25, 2022
Remediation due:Apr 15, 2022

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5410
tanzu.vmware.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5410
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-config
github.com
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