# CVE-2015-0201: Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.springframework:spring-core

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-0201-moderate-severity-vulnerability-that-affects-org-springframework  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-10-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2015-0201 · Severity: info · Published 2018-10-17

Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.springframework:spring-core

Technologies: [org.springframework:spring-core (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-springframework-spring-core). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2015-0201 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-0201 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2015-0201?** Informational severity, published 17 October 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.springframework:spring-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.1.0,fixed=4.1.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2015-0201?** Yes. org.springframework:spring-core (Maven): upgrade to 4.1.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2015-0201?** Check whether you run org.springframework:spring-core (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.springframework:spring-core (Maven): upgrade to 4.1.5 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.springframework:spring-core to 4.1.5 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.springframework:spring-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.1.0,fixed=4.1.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2015-0201
- GHSA-45vg-2v73-vm62

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