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

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

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-23 CWE-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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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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