# CVE-2020-5398: RFD attack via Content-Disposition header sourced from request input by Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux Application

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-5398-rfd-attack-via-content-disposition-header-sourced-from-request  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2020-01-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-5398 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-01-21

RFD attack via Content-Disposition header sourced from request input by Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux Application

Technologies: [org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-springframework-spring-webflux), [org.springframework:spring-webmvc (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-springframework-spring-webmvc). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-5398 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-5398 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-5398?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 January 2020.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.2.0.RELEASE,fixed=5.2.3.RELEASE; org.springframework:spring-webmvc (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.2.0.RELEASE,fixed=5.2.3.RELEASE.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-5398?** Yes. org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven): upgrade to 5.2.3.RELEASE or later; org.springframework:spring-webmvc (Maven): upgrade to 5.2.3.RELEASE or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-5398?** Check whether you run org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven) or org.springframework:spring-webmvc (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.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven): upgrade to 5.2.3.RELEASE or later

  ```sh
  # set org.springframework:spring-webflux to 5.2.3.RELEASE in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.springframework:spring-webmvc (Maven): upgrade to 5.2.3.RELEASE or later

  ```sh
  # set org.springframework:spring-webmvc to 5.2.3.RELEASE in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.2.0.RELEASE,fixed=5.2.3.RELEASE
- org.springframework:spring-webmvc (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.2.0.RELEASE,fixed=5.2.3.RELEASE

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-5398
- GHSA-8wx2-9q48-vm9r

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