Medium severity · published Mar 3, 2020
CVE-2020-5404
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…
5.9
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RN
Reactor Netty · Broadcom
0.8.0 through 0.8.15; 0.9.0 through 0.9.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5404
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5404
Vendor Advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2020-5404
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