5.9Medium
Broadcom Reactor Netty
CVE-2020-5404
The HttpClient from Reactor Netty, versions 0.9.x prior to 0.9.5, and versions 0.8.x prior to 0.8.16, may be used incorrectly, leading to a credentials leak during a redirect to a different domain. In order for this to happen, the HttpClient must have been explicitly configured to follow redirects.
What this means for your business
- It affects Broadcom Reactor Netty. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Broadcom Reactor Netty, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 5.9 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N- Weakness
- CWE-522
- Assigned by
- security@pivotal.io
Dates
- Published
- 2020-03-03
- Last modified
- 2026-09-04
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Broadcom Reactor Netty0.8.0 - 0.8.15, 0.9.0 - 0.9.4
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.