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High severity · published Dec 29, 2016
CVE-2016-9878
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
7.5
CVSS
5.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.5% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SF
Spring Framework · Pivotal Software
through 3.2.0; 4.2.0; 4.3.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
SF
Spring Framework
Pivotal Software
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9878
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9878
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95072
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040698
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3115
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