CVE-2020-5421 is a bypass vulnerability affecting Spring Framework versions 5.2.0-5.2.8, 5.1.0-5.1.17, 5.0.0-5.0.18, and 4.3.0-4.3.28, as well as older unsupported versions, potentially impacting products from NetApp, Oracle, and VMware. This vulnerability allows for a bypass of existing RFD attack protections (CVE-2015-5211) via a jsessionid path parameter, depending on the browser used. It carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high attack complexity, requiring low privileges and user interaction, and potentially leading to low confidentiality impact and high integrity impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.3.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.1.0, < 5.1.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.2.0, < 5.2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_guided_search:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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