Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-9878
An issue was discovered in Pivotal Spring Framework before 3.2.18, 4.2.x before 4.2.9, and 4.3.x before 4.3.5. Paths provided to the ResourceServlet were not properly sanitized and as a result exposed to directory traversal attacks.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9878
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.34%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 68 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-9878
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
3.9
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-9878
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-9878
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00012.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1853-1] libspring-java security update
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2018
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180419-0002/
April 2018 MySQL Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2018
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https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2019
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3115
RHSA-2017:3115 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-9878
CVE-2016-9878 Directory Traversal in the Spring Framework ResourceServlet | Security | PivotalVendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95072
Spring Framework CVE-2016-9878 Directory Traversal VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
CPU July 2018
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040698
MySQL Multiple Flaws Let Remote Authenticated Users Access and Modify Data, Remote and Local Users Deny Service, and Local Users Access Data and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker
Products affected by CVE-2016-9878
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- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*