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TI-2020-04453 Aliases CVE-2020-5407GHSA-48rw-j489-928m

Signature Wrapping Vulnerability with spring-security-saml2-service-provider

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-347Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-347.

Summary

Spring Security versions 5.2.x prior to 5.2.4 and 5.3.x prior to 5.3.2 contain a signature wrapping vulnerability during SAML response validation. When using the spring-security-saml2-service-provider component, a malicious user can carefully modify an otherwise valid SAML response and append an arbitrary assertion that Spring Security will accept as valid.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01199 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Spring Security (Spring by VMware): 5.2.4, 5.3.2org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven): 5.2.4, 5.3.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareSpring Security5.2 to before 5.2.4; 5.3 to before 5.3.25.2.4, 5.3.2Patch availableCNA
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven)5.2.0 to before 5.2.45.2.4Patch availableGHSA-48rw-j489-928m
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven)5.3.0 to before 5.3.25.3.2Patch availableGHSA-48rw-j489-928m
  • Spring Security VendorVMware Affected 5.2 to before 5.2.4; 5.3 to before 5.3.2 Fixed in 5.2.4, 5.3.2 Patch available CNA
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.2.0 to before 5.2.4 Fixed in 5.2.4 Patch available GHSA-48rw-j489-928m
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.3.0 to before 5.3.2 Fixed in 5.3.2 Patch available GHSA-48rw-j489-928m

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0 to before 5.2.4; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.2VulnerableSpring by Pivotal
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 to before 5.2.4; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.2 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Spring Security (Spring by VMware) Fixed in 5.2.4, 5.3.2
  • Fix · GHSA-48rw-j489-928m org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Fixed in 5.2.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-48rw-j489-928m org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Fixed in 5.3.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5407
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-48rw-j489-928m

References

Advisory 2

Other 9

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  • TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16914 VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-07303 Command injection in Aria Operations for Networks KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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