#VU24391 Cross-site request forgery in Pivotal Spring Framework - CVE-2020-5397

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#VU24391 Cross-site request forgery in Pivotal Spring Framework - CVE-2020-5397

Published: January 20, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24391
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5397
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Pivotal Spring Framework
Software vendor:
Pivotal

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the CORS preflight requests that target Spring MVC (spring-webmvc module) or Spring WebFlux (spring-webflux module) endpoints. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website, such as be sent or received as a result of this attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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