# CVE-2020-5280: Local file inclusion vulnerability in http4s

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-5280-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-http4s  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2020-03-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-5280 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-03-25

Local file inclusion vulnerability in http4s

Technologies: [org.http4s:http4s-server_2.12 (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-http4s-http4s-server-2-12). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-5280 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-5280 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-5280?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 March 2020.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.http4s:http4s-server_2.12 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.18.26.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-5280?** Yes. org.http4s:http4s-server_2.12 (Maven): upgrade to 0.18.26 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-5280?** Check whether you run org.http4s:http4s-server_2.12 (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.http4s:http4s-server_2.12 (Maven): upgrade to 0.18.26 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.http4s:http4s-server_2.12 to 0.18.26 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.http4s:http4s-server_2.12 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.18.26

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-5280
- GHSA-66q9-f7ff-mmx6

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