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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-5397 · published 17 January 2020

CVE-2020-5397: Vmware spring framework cross-site request forgery vulnerability

Vmware · Spring Framework

Spring Framework, versions 5.2.x prior to 5.2.3 are vulnerable to CSRF attacks through CORS preflight requests that target Spring MVC (spring-webmvc module) or Spring WebFlux (spring-webflux module) endpoints. Only non-authenticated endpoints are vulnerable because preflight requests should not include credentials and therefore requests should fail authentication. However a notable exception to this are Chrome based browsers when using client certificates for authentication since Chrome sends TLS client certificates in CORS preflight requests in violation of spec requirements. No HTTP body can be sent or received as a result of this attack.

5.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 2.4% · top 16.3% CWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery
5.3CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 2.6
2.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
27Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Spring Framework, versions 5.2.x prior to 5.2.3 are vulnerable to CSRF attacks through CORS preflight requests that target Spring MVC (spring-webmvc module) or Spring WebFlux (spring-webflux module) endpoints. Only non-authenticated endpoints are vulnerable because preflight requests should not include credentials and therefore requests should fail authentication. However a notable exception to this are Chrome based browsers when using client certificates for authentication since Chrome sends TLS client certificates in CORS preflight requests in violation of spec requirements. No HTTP body can be sent or received as a result of this attack.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

27 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2020-5397 ExploitVendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html PatchThird Party Advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2020-5397 ExploitVendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html PatchThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-5397), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-05). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.