--- id: CVE-2020-5421 title: >- In Spring Framework versions 5.2.0 - 5.2.8, 5.1.0 - 5.1.17, 5.0.0 - 5.0.18, 4.3.0 - 4.3.28, and older unsupported versions, the protections against RFD attacks from CVE-2015-5211 may be bypassed depending on the browser used through the … summary: >- In Spring Framework versions 5.2.0 - 5.2.8, 5.1.0 - 5.1.17, 5.0.0 - 5.0.18, 4.3.0 - 4.3.28, and older unsupported versions, the protections against RFD attacks from CVE-2015-5211 may be bypassed depending on the browser used through the … severity: medium cvss: 6.5 cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N' vendor: vmware product: spring_framework affected: - spring_framework < 4.3.29 - 'spring_framework >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.19' - 'spring_framework >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.18' - 'spring_framework >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.9' - commerce_guided_search = 11.3.2 - communications_brm = 11.3.0.9 - communications_brm = 12.0.0.3 - communications_design_studio = 7.3.4 - communications_design_studio = 7.3.5 - communications_design_studio = 7.4.0 - 'communications_session_report_manager >= 8.2.1, <= 8.2.2.1' - communications_unified_inventory_management = 7.3.4 - communications_unified_inventory_management = 7.3.5 - endeca_information_discovery_integrator = 3.2.0 - enterprise_data_quality = 12.2.1.3.0 - enterprise_data_quality = 12.2.1.4.0 - 'financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure >= 8.0.6, <= 8.1.0' - flexcube_private_banking = 12.0.0 - flexcube_private_banking = 12.1.0 - fusion_middleware = 12.2.1.3.0 - fusion_middleware = 12.2.1.4.0 - goldengate_application_adapters = 19.1.0.0.0 - healthcare_master_person_index = 4.0.2.5 - hyperion_infrastructure_technology = 11.1.2.4 - 'insurance_policy_administration >= 11.1.0, <= 11.3.0' - insurance_policy_administration = 10.2 - insurance_policy_administration = 10.2.4 - insurance_policy_administration = 11.0.2 - 'insurance_rules_palette >= 11.1.0, <= 11.3.0' - insurance_rules_palette = 10.2.0 - insurance_rules_palette = 10.2.4 - insurance_rules_palette = 11.0.2 - mysql_enterprise_monitor <= 8.0.22 - mysql_enterprise_monitor = 8.0.23 - 'primavera_gateway >= 16.2.0, <= 16.2.11' - 'primavera_gateway >= 17.12.0, <= 17.12.9' - 'primavera_gateway >= 18.8.0, <= 18.8.10' - 'primavera_gateway >= 19.12.0, <= 19.12.10' - 'primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management >= 16.1.0, <= 16.2.20' - 'primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management >= 17.1.0, <= 17.12.19' - 'primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management >= 18.1.0, <= 18.8.21' - 'primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management >= 19.12.0, <= 19.12.10' - retail_assortment_planning = 16.0.3.0 - retail_bulk_data_integration = 16.0.3.0 - 'retail_customer_engagement >= 16.0, <= 19.0' - 'retail_customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation >= 16.0, <= 19.0' - retail_financial_integration = 14.1.3 - retail_financial_integration = 15.0.3 - retail_financial_integration = 16.0.3 - retail_integration_bus = 14.1.3 - retail_integration_bus = 15.0.3 - retail_integration_bus = 16.0.3 - retail_invoice_matching = 14.0 - retail_invoice_matching = 14.1 - retail_merchandising_system = 16.0.3 - retail_order_broker = 15.0 - retail_order_broker = 16.0 - retail_predictive_application_server = 14.1 - retail_returns_management = 14.1 - retail_service_backbone = 14.1.3 - retail_service_backbone = 15.0.3 - retail_service_backbone = 16.0.3 - retail_xstore_point_of_service = 15.0.4 - retail_xstore_point_of_service = 16.0.6 - retail_xstore_point_of_service = 17.0.4 - retail_xstore_point_of_service = 18.0.3 - retail_xstore_point_of_service = 19.0.2 - storagetek_acsls = 8.5.1 - storagetek_tape_analytics_sw_tool = 2.3 - weblogic_server = 10.3.6.0.0 - weblogic_server = 12.1.3.0.0 - weblogic_server = 12.2.1.3.0 - weblogic_server = 12.2.1.4.0 - weblogic_server = 14.1.1.0.0 - oncommand_insight - snap_creator_framework - snapcenter patched: - spring_framework 5.2.9 published: '2020-09-19' updated: '2026-10-08' sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T21:17:30.567' source: NVD sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5421' references: - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c679c43fa4f7846d748a937955c7921436d1b315445978254442163%40%3Ccommits.ambari.apache.org%3E label: security@pivotal.io - 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url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd462a8b0dfab4c15e67c0672cd3c211ecd0e4f018f824082ed54f665%40%3Cissues.hive.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re014a49d77f038ba70e5e9934d400af6653e8c9ac110d32b1254127e%40%3Cdev.ranger.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf00d8f4101a1c1ea4de6ea1e09ddf7472cfd306745c90d6da87ae074%40%3Cdev.hive.apache.org%3E label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0009/' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5421' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tags: - nvd - exploit-available epss: 0.10736 epssPercentile: 0.95722 exploits: github: 1 githubRepos: - 'https://github.com/pandaMingx/CVE-2020-5421' checkedAt: '2026-10-08T22:12:29.996Z' exploitAvailable: true ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T22:11:53.721Z' --- ## Overview In Spring Framework versions 5.2.0 - 5.2.8, 5.1.0 - 5.1.17, 5.0.0 - 5.0.18, 4.3.0 - 4.3.28, and older unsupported versions, the protections against RFD attacks from CVE-2015-5211 may be bypassed depending on the browser used through the use of a jsessionid path parameter. ## Affected - `spring_framework < 4.3.29` - `spring_framework >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.19` - `spring_framework >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.18` - `spring_framework >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.9` - `commerce_guided_search = 11.3.2` - `communications_brm = 11.3.0.9` - `communications_brm = 12.0.0.3` - `communications_design_studio = 7.3.4` - `communications_design_studio = 7.3.5` - `communications_design_studio = 7.4.0` - `communications_session_report_manager >= 8.2.1, <= 8.2.2.1` - `communications_unified_inventory_management = 7.3.4` - `communications_unified_inventory_management = 7.3.5` - `endeca_information_discovery_integrator = 3.2.0` - `enterprise_data_quality = 12.2.1.3.0` - `enterprise_data_quality = 12.2.1.4.0` - `financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure >= 8.0.6, <= 8.1.0` - `flexcube_private_banking = 12.0.0` - `flexcube_private_banking = 12.1.0` - `fusion_middleware = 12.2.1.3.0` - `fusion_middleware = 12.2.1.4.0` - `goldengate_application_adapters = 19.1.0.0.0` - `healthcare_master_person_index = 4.0.2.5` - `hyperion_infrastructure_technology = 11.1.2.4` - `insurance_policy_administration >= 11.1.0, <= 11.3.0` - `insurance_policy_administration = 10.2` - `insurance_policy_administration = 10.2.4` - `insurance_policy_administration = 11.0.2` - `insurance_rules_palette >= 11.1.0, <= 11.3.0` - `insurance_rules_palette = 10.2.0` - `insurance_rules_palette = 10.2.4` - `insurance_rules_palette = 11.0.2` - `mysql_enterprise_monitor <= 8.0.22` - `mysql_enterprise_monitor = 8.0.23` - `primavera_gateway >= 16.2.0, <= 16.2.11` - `primavera_gateway >= 17.12.0, <= 17.12.9` - `primavera_gateway >= 18.8.0, <= 18.8.10` - `primavera_gateway >= 19.12.0, <= 19.12.10` - `primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management >= 16.1.0, <= 16.2.20` - `primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management >= 17.1.0, <= 17.12.19` - `primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management >= 18.1.0, <= 18.8.21` - `primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management >= 19.12.0, <= 19.12.10` - `retail_assortment_planning = 16.0.3.0` - `retail_bulk_data_integration = 16.0.3.0` - `retail_customer_engagement >= 16.0, <= 19.0` - `retail_customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation >= 16.0, <= 19.0` - `retail_financial_integration = 14.1.3` - `retail_financial_integration = 15.0.3` - `retail_financial_integration = 16.0.3` - `retail_integration_bus = 14.1.3` - `retail_integration_bus = 15.0.3` - `retail_integration_bus = 16.0.3` - `retail_invoice_matching = 14.0` - `retail_invoice_matching = 14.1` - `retail_merchandising_system = 16.0.3` - `retail_order_broker = 15.0` - `retail_order_broker = 16.0` - `retail_predictive_application_server = 14.1` - `retail_returns_management = 14.1` - `retail_service_backbone = 14.1.3` - `retail_service_backbone = 15.0.3` - `retail_service_backbone = 16.0.3` - `retail_xstore_point_of_service = 15.0.4` - `retail_xstore_point_of_service = 16.0.6` - `retail_xstore_point_of_service = 17.0.4` - `retail_xstore_point_of_service = 18.0.3` - `retail_xstore_point_of_service = 19.0.2` - `storagetek_acsls = 8.5.1` - `storagetek_tape_analytics_sw_tool = 2.3` - `weblogic_server = 10.3.6.0.0` - `weblogic_server = 12.1.3.0.0` - `weblogic_server = 12.2.1.3.0` - `weblogic_server = 12.2.1.4.0` - `weblogic_server = 14.1.1.0.0` - `oncommand_insight` - `snap_creator_framework` - `snapcenter` ## Remediation Upgrade past the affected range: - `spring_framework 5.2.9`