CVE-2020-5412
Hystrix Dashboard Proxy In spring-cloud-netflix-hystrix-dashboard
Spring Cloud Netflix, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.4, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.6, and older unsupported versions allow applications to use the Hystrix Dashboard proxy.stream endpoint to make requests to any server reachable by the server hosting the dashboard. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a request to other servers that should not be exposed publicly.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Spring Cloud Netflix, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.4, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.6, and older unsupported versions allow applications to use the Hystrix Dashboard proxy.stream endpoint to make requests to any server reachable by the server hosting the dashboard. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a request to other servers that should not be exposed publicly.
- Record
CVE-2020-5412- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-441, CWE-610
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Hystrix Dashboard Proxy In spring-cloud-netflix-hystrix-dashboard
Spring Cloud Netflix, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.4, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.6, and older unsupported versions allow applications to use the Hystrix Dashboard proxy.stream endpoint to make requests to any server reachable by the server hosting the dashboard. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a request to other servers that should not be exposed publicly.
- Record
CVE-2020-5412- Weakness
- CWE-441
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0861 No score
Spring Cloud Netflix, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.4, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.6, and older unsupported versions allow applications to use the Hystrix Dashboard proxy.stream endpoint to make requests to any server reachable by the server hosting the dashboard. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a request to other servers that should not be exposed publicly.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0861- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qgcg-p3v2-9h4p
Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere and Confused Deputy in Spring Cloud Netflix
Spring Cloud Netflix, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.4, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.6, and older unsupported versions allow applications to use the Hystrix Dashboard proxy.stream endpoint to make requests to any server reachable by the server hosting the dashboard. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a request to other servers that should not be exposed publicly.
- Record
GHSA-qgcg-p3v2-9h4p- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-441, CWE-610
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Spring Cloud Netflix, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.4, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.6, and older unsupported versions allow applications to use the Hystrix Dashboard proxy.stream endpoint to make requests to any server reachable by the server hosting the dashboard. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a request to other servers that should not be exposed publicly.
- Record
CVE-2020-5412- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qgcg-p3v2-9h4p
Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere and Confused Deputy in Spring Cloud Netflix
Spring Cloud Netflix, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.4, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.6, and older unsupported versions allow applications to use the Hystrix Dashboard proxy.stream endpoint to make requests to any server reachable by the server hosting the dashboard. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a request to other servers that should not be exposed publicly.
- Record
GHSA-qgcg-p3v2-9h4p- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-441, CWE-610
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-netflixMaven |
2.2.0 up to 2.2.4 | 2.2.4 |
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-netflixMaven |
2.1.0 up to 2.1.6 | 2.1.6 |
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-netflixMaven |
2.2.0 up to 2.2.4, plus listed versions 2.2.0.RELEASE2.2.1.RELEASE2.2.2.RELEASE2.2.3.RELEASE |
2.2.4 |
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-netflixMaven |
2.1.0 up to 2.1.6, plus listed versions 2.1.0.RELEASE2.1.1.RELEASE2.1.2.RELEASE2.1.3.RELEASE2.1.4.RELEASE2.1.5.RELEASE |
2.1.6 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Spring Cloud Netflix - Server-Side Request Forgery |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-5412 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Spring By Vmware Cloud Netflix, published August 7, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.2%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-netflix 2.2.4.