Pivotal Spring Framework up to 3.2.17/4.2.8/4.3.4 ResourceServlet path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Pivotal Spring Framework up to 3.2.17/4.2.8/4.3.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component ResourceServlet. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-9878. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276356 (Fedora Security Update for springframework (FEDORA-2016-f341d71730)).

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 databases at Tenable (96220) and SecurityFocus (BID 95072†). The entries VDB-92314, VDB-92773, VDB-92782 and VDB-92786 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Pivotal

Name

• Spring Framework

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

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://pivotal.io/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Spring Framework 3.2.18/4.2.9/4.3.5

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12/06/2016 🔍
12/21/2016 +15 days 🔍
12/29/2016 +8 days 🔍
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01/01/2017 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: pivotal.io

Advisory: FEDORA-2016-f341d71730⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94709
SecurityFocus: 95072 - Spring Framework CVE-2016-9878 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040698

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/29/2016 17:20
Updated: 09/15/2024 11:50
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), 09/15/2024 11:50 (16)
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