Path Traversal in Spring By Vmware Cloud Config

CVE-2020-5405

Spring Cloud Config, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.2, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.7, and older unsupported versions allow applications to serve arbitrary configuration files through the spring-cloud-config-server module. A malicious user, or…

EPSS: 0.688 (99.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5405?
CVE-2020-5405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spring By Vmware Cloud Config, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-5405?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-5405 known to be exploited?
37 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.