CVE-2016-5007: Spring Security and Spring Framework may not recognize certain paths that should be protected

CVE-2016-5007 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-10-17

Spring Security and Spring Framework may not recognize certain paths that should be protected

Technologies: org.springframework:spring-core (Maven), org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2016-5007 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-5007 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2016-5007?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 17 October 2018.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.springframework:spring-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.3.1; org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.1.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2016-5007?
Yes. org.springframework:spring-core (Maven): upgrade to 4.3.1 or later; org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven): upgrade to 4.1.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2016-5007?
Check whether you run org.springframework:spring-core (Maven) or org.springframework.security:spring-security-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 4.3.1 or later
    # set org.springframework:spring-core to 4.3.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven): upgrade to 4.1.1 or later
    # set org.springframework.security:spring-security-core to 4.1.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.springframework:spring-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.3.1
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.1.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2016-5007
  • GHSA-8crv-49fr-2h6j

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