CVE-2020-5421 Affecting libspring-java package, versions <4.3.30-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    13% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-LIBSPRINGJAVA-1012411
  • published 22 Sep 2020
  • disclosed 19 Sep 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 libspring-java to version 4.3.30-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libspring-java package and not the libspring-java package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    None
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Red Hat

6.5 medium