Possibility of SQL Injection in Spring Cloud Task Execution Sorting Query
Priority LOW 27CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
In applications using Spring Cloud Task 2.2.4.RELEASE and below, may be vulnerable to SQL injection when exercising certain lookup queries in the TaskExplorer.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0052 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Spring Cloud Task (Spring by VMware): 2.2.5org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-task-dependencies (Maven): 2.2.5
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Spring Cloud Task | 2.2 to before 2.2.5 | 2.2.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-task-dependencies (Maven) | before 2.2.5 | 2.2.5 | Patch available | GHSA-878w-7gxp-mc63 |
- Spring Cloud Task VendorVMware Affected 2.2 to before 2.2.5 Fixed in 2.2.5 Patch available CNA
- org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-task-dependencies (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.2.5 Fixed in 2.2.5 Patch available GHSA-878w-7gxp-mc63
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Spring Cloud Task (Spring by VMware) Fixed in 2.2.5
- Fix · GHSA-878w-7gxp-mc63 org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-task-dependencies (Maven) Fixed in 2.2.5 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5428
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-878w-7gxp-mc63
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-5428 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-5428 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-878w-7gxp-mc63 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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