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CVE-2016-9878: Path Traversal

December 29, 2016 (updated July 18, 2018)

Paths provided to the ResourceServlet were not properly sanitized and as a result exposed to directory traversal attacks.

References

  • pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-9878

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 3.2.17.release, all versions starting from 4.2 up to 4.2.8.release, all versions starting from 4.3 up to 4.3.4.release

Fixed versions

  • 3.2.18.RELEASE
  • 4.2.9.RELEASE.4.2
  • 4.3.5.RELEASE

Solution

Upgrade to versions 3.2.18.RELEASE, 4.2.9.RELEASE.4.2, 4.3.5.RELEASE or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

maven/org.springframework/spring-webmvc/CVE-2016-9878.yml

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