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CVE-2020-5398

RFD Attack via "Content-Disposition" Header Sourced from Request Input by Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux Application

CVSS 3.0 High 8.0

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

Description

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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by pivotal. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org

Key data

CVSS 3.0 High 8.0

Score published by pivotal in the CVE record.

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

  • Attack vector: Network

    The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.

  • Attack complexity: High

    The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation.

  • Privileges required: Low

    A basic user account is needed.

  • User interaction: Required

    A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link.

  • Scope: Changed

    The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.

  • Confidentiality impact: High

    Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.

  • Integrity impact: High

    Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.

  • Availability impact: High

    Serious or total effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
Score
0.88322 (88.3% probability)
Percentile
99.8%
Scores of
Nov 10, 2026
Model
v2026.06.15

CISA assessment as of Oct 8, 2026

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.
CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CWE license.
  • CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

  • Spring Framework

    • affected: 5.0 up to before v5.0.16.RELEASE
    • affected: 5.1 up to before v5.1.13.RELEASE
    • affected: 5.2 up to before v5.2.3.RELEASE

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