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CVE

CVE-2020-5421

In Spring Framework versions 5.2.0 - 5.2.8, 5.1.0 - 5.1.17, 5.0.0 - 5.0.18, 4.3.0 - 4.3.28, and older unsupported versio

In Spring Framework versions 5.2.0 - 5.2.8, 5.1.0 - 5.1.17, 5.0.0 - 5.0.18, 4.3.0 - 4.3.28, and older unsupported versions, the protections against RFD attacks from CVE-2015-5211 may be bypassed depending on the browser used through the use of a jsessionid path parameter.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.63828
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

Affected Products & Versions

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vmware spring framework>= 5.0.0 and < 5.0.19
vmware spring framework>= 5.1.0 and < 5.1.18
vmware spring framework>= 5.2.0 and < 5.2.9

Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.springframework:spring-framework-bom MODERATE fixed in 5.2.9

Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security@pivotal.io
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD19 Sep 2020 · 04:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

Vendor Advisories

1
rhsaRHSA-2021:3140Moderate
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References & Sources

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