High [CVE-2015-5211 +1] RFD Protection Bypass via jsessionid
This high-severity VMware (Broadcom) advisory covers CVE-2020-5421 and CVE-2015-5211 affecting Spring Framework.
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Summary
In Spring Framework versions 5.2.0 - 5.2.8, 5.1.0 - 5.1.17, 5.0.0 - 5.0.18, 4.3.0 - 4.3.28, and older unsupported versions, the protections against RFD attacks from CVE-2015-5211 may be bypassed depending on the browser used through the use of a jsessionid path parameter.
- Spring Framework 4.3 before 4.3.29
- Spring Framework 5.0 before 5.0.19
- Spring Framework 5.1 before 5.1.18
- Spring Framework 5.2 before 5.2.9
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- 4.3.29
- 5.0.19
- 5.1.18
- 5.2.9
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Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 4.3.29, 5.0.19, 5.1.18, 5.2.9. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
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