CVE-2020-5410
Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server
- Published
- Jun 2, 2020
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- pivotal
- Evidence observed
- Mar 25, 2022
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
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.
Sources
3- SpringCloudScanner
Spring Cloud Config CVE-2019-3799|CVE_2020_5410 Vulnerability Detection
- config-demoPoC
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2020-5410 targeting Spring Cloud Config directory traversal vulnerability to access sensitive configuration files.
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