CVE-2020-5397
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.026 · 85 %ileDEEUFRRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Spring Framework, versions 5.2.x prior to 5.2.3 are vulnerable to CSRF attacks through CORS preflight requests that target Spring MVC (spring-webmvc module) or Spring WebFlux (spring-webflux module) endpoints. Only non-authenticated endpoints are vulnerable because preflight requests should not include credentials and therefore requests should fail authentication. However a notable exception to this are Chrome based browsers when using client certificates for authentication since Chrome sends TLS client certificates in CORS preflight requests in violation of spec requirements. No HTTP body can be sent or received as a result of this attack.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.6–5.3
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affected products (97)
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advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-2181Oracle Fusion Middleware: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2020-07-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Fusion Middleware ausnutzen, um die Verfügbarkeit, Vertraulichkeit und Integrität zu gefährden.
- GHSA-7pm4-g2qj-j85xCSRF attack via CORS preflight requests with Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux2020-01-21ghsa · osvUS
Spring Framework, versions 5.2.x prior to 5.2.3 are vulnerable to CSRF attacks through CORS preflight requests that target Spring MVC (spring-webmvc module) or Spring WebFlux (spring-webflux module) endpoints. Only non-authenticated endpoints are vulnerable because preflight requests should not include credentials and therefore requests should fail authentication. However a notable exception to this are Chrome based browsers when using client certificates for authentication since Chrome sends TLS client certificates in CORS preflight requests in violation of spec requirements. No HTTP body can be sent or received as a result of this attack.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1336Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBMFrançais2026-10-16vendor · certfrFR
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references (26)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/48040cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5397cnnvd
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2020-5397cnnvd
- https://spring.io/Patchcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Spring-Framework-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-via-CORS-Preflight-Requests-31363cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-data-risk-manager-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/cnnvd
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlcnnvd
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