{"id":"CVE-2020-5404","title":"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","summary":"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 HttpCl…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.9,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-522","CWE-522"],"vendor":"broadcom","product":"reactor_netty","affected":["reactor_netty >= 0.8.0, <= 0.8.15","reactor_netty >= 0.9.0, <= 0.9.4"],"published":"2020-03-03","updated":"2026-09-04","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5404","references":[{"url":"https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2020-5404","label":"security@pivotal.io"},{"url":"https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2020-5404","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00653,"epssPercentile":0.49513,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-04T19:26:35.254Z","slug":"CVE-2020-5404","body":"## Overview\n\nThe 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `reactor_netty >= 0.8.0, <= 0.8.15`\n- `reactor_netty >= 0.9.0, <= 0.9.4`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":33,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":32.5,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}