CVE-2020-5421 HIGH

CVE-2020-5421: RFD Protection Bypass via jsessionid

Vendor Spring By Vmware
Product Spring Framework
Published September 19, 2020
Last update September 17, 2024

CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 19, 2020 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated