CVE-2020-5405 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting Spring Cloud Config versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.2, 2.1.x prior to 2.1.7, and older unsupported versions. A malicious actor can exploit this by crafting a special URL to access arbitrary configuration files, potentially leading to information disclosure. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, though it requires user interaction. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, Nuclei templates exist for local file inclusion, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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