Path Traversal in Vaadin Flow

CVE-2020-36321

Improper URL validation in development mode handler in com.vaadin:flow-server versions 2.0.0 through 2.4.1 (Vaadin 14.0.0 through 14.4.2), and 3.0 prior to 5.0 (Vaadin 15 prior to 18) allows attacker to request arbitrary files stored outside of intended frontend resources folder.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-36321: held from 0.012 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36321?
CVE-2020-36321 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vaadin Flow, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-04-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-36321?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.