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CVE-2020-5398

73
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-5398 is a reflected file download (RFD) vulnerability affecting Spring Framework versions 5.2.x prior to 5.2.3, 5.1.x prior to 5.1.13, and 5.0.x prior to 5.0.16, impacting products from vendors like NetApp, Oracle, and VMware. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) allows attackers to trick users into downloading malicious files by manipulating the filename attribute in the Content-Disposition header, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high EPSS score and FAUCET Risk Score, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.1.0, < 5.1.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.2.0, < 5.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_billing_and_revenue_management_elastic_charging_engine:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.0HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.3
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
88.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8840 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 1,564 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.springframework:spring-webfluxFixed in: 5.0.16.RELEASE
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.springframework:spring-webmvcFixed in: 5.2.3.RELEASE
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.springframework:spring-webmvcFixed in: 5.1.13.RELEASE
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.springframework:spring-webmvcFixed in: 5.0.16.RELEASE
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.springframework:spring-webfluxFixed in: 5.2.3.RELEASE
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.springframework:spring-webfluxFixed in: 5.1.13.RELEASE
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0Fixed in: springframework
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-8wx2-9q48-vm9rhigh

RFD attack via Content-Disposition header sourced from request input by Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux Application

Jan 21, 2020
redhatCVE-2020-5398Important

springframework: RFD attack via Content-Disposition Header sourced from request input by Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux Application

Jan 16, 2020

References

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pivotal.io / security/cve-2020-5398
Vendor Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20210917-0006
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / /security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
PatchThird Party Advisory