CVE-2020-5398

HIGHNVD 7.59.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 90% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.4% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 88%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 88%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
9.0(high)
EPSS
99.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 17, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (88)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-5398(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatspringframework2020-12-16redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(2 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.springframework:spring-webflux5.0.0.RELEASE ... 5.0.9.RELEASE (16 versions)5.0.16.RELEASE—
org.springframework:spring-webmvc5.0.0.RELEASE ... 5.0.9.RELEASE (16 versions)5.0.16.RELEASE—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 1× in last 7d / 16× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-06 16:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-02 12:03 UTCOSV refresh
  3. 2026-07-01 15:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-06-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-06-18 17:51 UTCEPSS rescore
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  10. 2026-06-17 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-06-15 17:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-14 10:43 UTCOSV refresh
  13. 2026-06-13 22:58 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-06-12 23:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-06-12 23:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-10 22:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-06-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-05 22:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-05 22:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-01 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-05-29 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-05-28 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-05-28 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-05-27 13:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-05-27 13:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-05-27 08:57 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-05-27 08:57 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-05-27 07:14 UTCOSV refresh
  7. 2026-05-26 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-05-26 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCmotikan2010/CVE-2020-5398
    First seen Jan 17, 2020

    CVE-2020-5398 - RFD(Reflected File Download) Attack for Spring MVC

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-5398?
CVE-2020-5398 is a high vulnerability published on January 17, 2020. 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…
When was CVE-2020-5398 disclosed?
CVE-2020-5398 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 17, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-5398 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-5398 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-5398?
CVE-2020-5398 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
How do I remediate CVE-2020-5398?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-5398, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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