CVE-2020-5410
VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Config Directory Traversal Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Spring Cloud Configuration (Config) Server, fix it now.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Apr 15, 2022.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
Description
Spring Cloud Config, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.3, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.9, and older unsupported versions allow applications to serve arbitrary configuration files through the spring-cloud-config-server module. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a request using a specially crafted URL that can lead to a directory traversal attack.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Cloud Configuration (Config) Server | VMware Tanzu | KEV |
Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.
Intelligence timeline
Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.
- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2020-5410 scored CVSS 7.5: VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Configuration (Config) Server, VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Config Directory Traversal Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Spring Cloud Configuration (Config) Server systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
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