#VU11752 Path traversal in Pivotal Spring Framework - CVE-2018-1271
Published: April 11, 2018 / Updated: April 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11752
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1271
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Pivotal Spring Framework
Pivotal Spring Framework
Software vendor:
Pivotal
Pivotal
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information and write arbitrary files on the target system.
The weakness exists in the spring-webmvc module due to the improper serving of static resources from a file system on Microsoft Windows systems. A remote attacker can send a malicious request using a crafted URL, trigger directory traversal, overwrite, delete or read potentially sensitive file information.
Remediation
Update to versions 5.0.5 or 4.3.15.