CVE•Published 2020-01-17•Modified 2026-10-08•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2020-5398Vmware · Spring_framework
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
100
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 0% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
In Spring Framework, versions 5.2.x prior to 5.2.3, versions 5.1.x prior to 5.1.13, and versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.16, an application is vulnerable to a reflected file download (RFD) attack when it sets a "Content-Disposition" header in the response where the filename attribute is derived from user supplied input.
Timeline
Published 2020-01-17
Modified 2026-10-08
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag11,069 hosts
vuln:CVE-2020-5398Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Vmware Spring Framework"All exposed Vmware Spring Framework instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Spring Framework"HTTP body or banner mentions "Spring Framework" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2020-5398Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2020-5398Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2020-5398Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2020-5398GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2020-5398" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (2)
CVE-2020-53982 repos