CVE-2020-5398 (High) detected in spring-web-5.2.2.RELEASE.jar

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CVE-2020-5398 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-web-5.2.2.RELEASE.jar

Spring Web

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: photoTrivia/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-web/5.2.2.RELEASE/spring-web-5.2.2.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-2.2.2.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-web-5.2.2.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2372141ef4d8e88431e0efd4c1a0dfb47d0e57c7

Vulnerability Details

In Spring Framework, versions 5.2.x prior to 5.2.3, versions 5.1.x prior to 5.1.13, and versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.16, an application is vulnerable to a reflected file download (RFD) attack when it sets a "Content-Disposition" header in the response where the filename attribute is derived from user supplied input.

Publish Date: 2020-01-17

URL: CVE-2020-5398

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2020-5398

Release Date: 2020-01-17

Fix Resolution: org.springframework:spring-web:5.0.16.RELEASE,org.springframework:spring-web:5.1.13.RELEASE,org.springframework:spring-web:5.2.3.RELEASE

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