Description
Spring Cloud Config, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.3, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.9, and older unsupported versions allow applications to serve arbitrary configuration files through the spring-cloud-config-server module. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a request using a specially crafted URL that can lead to a directory traversal attack.
Remediation
References
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5410
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5410
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