Pivotal Spring Framework up to 3.2.17/4.2.8/4.3.4 ResourceServlet path traversal
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Pivotal Spring Framework up to 3.2.17/4.2.8/4.3.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component ResourceServlet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The bug was discovered 12/29/2016. The weakness was shared 12/29/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9878 since 12/06/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96220 (Fedora 25 : springframework (2016-f341d71730)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 3.2.18, 4.2.9 or 4.3.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (96220). The entries 92314, 92773, 92782 and 92786 are related to this item.
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Version
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.4
- 3.2.5
- 3.2.6
- 3.2.7
- 3.2.8
- 3.2.9
- 3.2.10
- 3.2.11
- 3.2.12
- 3.2.13
- 3.2.14
- 3.2.15
- 3.2.16
- 3.2.17
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.2.3
- 4.2.4
- 4.2.5
- 4.2.6
- 4.2.7
- 4.2.8
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.1
- 4.3.2
- 4.3.3
- 4.3.4
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 96220
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : springframework (2016-f341d71730)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for springframework FEDORA-2016-f341d71730
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Upgrade: Spring Framework 3.2.18/4.2.9/4.3.5
Timeline
12/06/2016 🔍12/21/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: pivotal.ioAdvisory: FEDORA-2016-f341d71730⛔
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CVE: CVE-2016-9878 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1040698
SecurityFocus: 95072 - Spring Framework CVE-2016-9878 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 12/29/2016 17:20Updated: 10/12/2022 21:59
Changes: 12/29/2016 17:20 (67), 07/21/2019 17:28 (11), 10/12/2022 21:47 (4), 10/12/2022 21:59 (1)
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