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title: "CVE-2020-5398\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2020-5398

Publication date 17 January 2020

Last updated 24 June 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.0 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-5398?format=md#impact-score)

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## 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libspring-java | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation |
| 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life |
| 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life |
| 20.10 groovy | Ignored end of life |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Needs evaluation |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.0 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.0 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-5398)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5398)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2020-5398)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-5398)

### Other references

* <https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2020-5398>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5398>