# CVE-2018-11039: Spring Framework Cross Site Tracing (XST)

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-11039-spring-framework-cross-site-tracing-xst  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-11039 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2018-10-16

Spring Framework Cross Site Tracing (XST)

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-11039 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-11039 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-11039?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 16 October 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0,fixed=5.0.7.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-11039?** Yes. org.springframework:spring-web (Maven): upgrade to 5.0.7 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-11039?** Check whether you run org.springframework:spring-web (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-web (Maven): upgrade to 5.0.7 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.springframework:spring-web to 5.0.7 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0,fixed=5.0.7

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-11039
- GHSA-9gcm-f4x3-8jpw

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