Main
Vulnerability Database
Exploits
ID:4638 - Exploit for Path traversal in Spring Cloud Config - CVE-2020-5410
ID:4638 - Exploit for Path traversal in Spring Cloud Config - CVE-2020-5410
Published: September 21, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28498
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5410
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Spring Cloud Config
Spring Cloud Config
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences through the spring-cloud-config-server module. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.