Path traversal in Spring Cloud Config - CVE-2020-5410
Published: June 2, 2020 / Updated: March 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28498
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5410
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Pivotal
Affected software:
Spring Cloud Config
Spring Cloud Config
Detailed 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5410
Install update from vendor's website.