CVE-2020-5407: pivotal_software spring_security
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-5407 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in pivotal_software spring_security. EPSS estimates a 1.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 13-05-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Spring Security versions 5.2.x prior to 5.2.4 and 5.3.x prior to 5.3.2 contain a signature wrapping vulnerability during SAML response validation. When using the spring-security-saml2-service-provider component, a malicious user can carefully modify an otherwise valid SAML response and append an arbitrary assertion that Spring Security will accept as valid.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.20%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
68%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.20% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Org.springframework.security1 product
- spring-security-core≥ 5.2.0, < 5.2.4 | ≥ 5.3.0, < 5.3.2
Pivotal_software1 product
- spring_security≥ 5.2.0, < 5.2.4 | ≥ 5.3.0, < 5.3.2
Spring by vmware1 product
- spring security≥ 5.2, < 5.2.4 | ≥ 5.3, < 5.3.2
3 vendors · 3 products
