CVE-2020-5404

MEDIUM EPSS 46.6%

Published Mar 3, 20206y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

5.9 CVSS 3.1

Medium

Published Mar 3, 2020 6y ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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 Details

Base Score

5.9

Exploitability

1.6

Impact

4.2

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity Low

Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

46.6% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-522

Affected Products 2

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
pivotal	reactor_netty	*	≥0.8.0 – ≤0.8.15
pivotal	reactor_netty	*	≥0.9.0 – ≤0.9.4

References 1

pivotal.io https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2020-5404

Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.