CVE-2016-9878 (High) detected in spring-webmvc-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar

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CVE-2016-9878 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-webmvc-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar

Spring Web MVC

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: fitbit-api-example-java2/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-webmvc/4.3.2.RELEASE/spring-webmvc-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-1.4.0.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-webmvc-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8c153ad064e8f07a4ddade35ac13a9b485ca3dac

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2016-12-29

URL: CVE-2016-9878

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9878

Release Date: 2016-12-29

Fix Resolution: 3.2.18,4.2.9,4.3.5.

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