6.5

CVE-2020-5404: broadcom reactor_netty Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-gpch-h32j-gx6x
Published 03-03-2020Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-5404 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in broadcom reactor_netty. EPSS estimates a 0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.65%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 03-03-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The HttpClient from Reactor Netty, versions 0.9.x prior to 0.9.5, and versions 0.8.x prior to 0.8.16, may be used incorrectly, leading to a credentials leak during a redirect to a different domain. In order for this to happen, the HttpClient must have been explicitly configured to follow redirects.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.65%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

50%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.65% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.65%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Broadcom1 product
Io.projectreactor.netty1 product
  • reactor-netty-http≥ 0.9.0, < 0.9.5 | ≥ 0.8.0, < 0.8.16
Pivotal1 product
  • reactor_netty≥ 0.8, < v0.8.16.RELEASE | ≥ 0.9, < v0.9.5.RELEASE

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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