medium6.5
CVE-2020-5405
Directory traversal attack in Spring Cloud Config
Impact
Spring Cloud Config, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.2, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.7, 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 a directory traversal attack.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server | >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.7 | 2.1.7 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Spring Cloud Config | from 2.1.0 before 2.1.7 from 2.2.0 before 2.2.2 |