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7.5high

CVE-2016-9878

Pivotal Spring Framework Paths provided to the ResourceServlet were not properly sanitized

Also known as GHSA-2m8h-fgr8-2q9w

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.9%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

An issue was discovered in Pivotal Spring Framework before 3.2.18, 4.2.x before 4.2.9, and 4.3.x before 4.3.5. Paths provided to the ResourceServlet were not properly sanitized and as a result exposed to directory traversal attacks.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.91% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
mavenorg.springframework:spring-webmvc
<3.2.18
>=4.2.0, <4.2.9
>=4.3.0, <4.3.5
3.2.18
4.2.9
4.3.5

Affected products

  • n/a Pivotal Spring Framework before 3.2.18, 4.2.x before 4.2.9, and 4.3.x before 4.3.5

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Technology feeds
Spring (RSS, critical only)

References

  • securitytracker.com /id/1040698 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20180419-0002/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • pivotal.io /security/cve-2016-9878 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/95072 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:3115 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00012.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9878 · advisory
  • github.com /spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/19513 · web
  • github.com /spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/43bf008fbcd0d7945e2fcd5e30039bc4d74c7a98 · web
  • github.com /spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/a7dc48534ea501525f11369d369178a60c2f47d0 · web
  • github.com /spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/e2d6e709c3c65a4951eb096843ee75d5200cfcad · web
  • github.com /advisories/GHSA-2m8h-fgr8-2q9w · advisory
  • github.com /spring-projects/spring-framework · package
  • security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20180419-0002 · web

Sources

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