CVE-2016-9878
HIGH7.5EPSS 4.9%Pivotal Spring Framework Paths provided to the ResourceServlet were not properly sanitized
Published: 10/4/2018Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/libspring-javafrom 0, < 4.3.5-1
- Maven/org.springframework:spring-webmvcfrom 0, < 3.2.18
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References (18)
- ADVISORYhttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2m8h-fgr8-2q9w
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9878
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9878
- PATCHhttps://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
- WEBhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3115
- WEBhttps://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/43bf008fbcd0d7945e2fcd5e30039bc4d74c7a98
- WEBhttps://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/a7dc48534ea501525f11369d369178a60c2f47d0
- WEBhttps://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/e2d6e709c3c65a4951eb096843ee75d5200cfcad
- WEBhttps://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/19513
- WEBhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00012.html
- WEBhttps://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-9878
- WEBhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180419-0002
- WEBhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- WEBhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
- WEBhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- WEBhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95072
- WEBhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040698