Spring Framework 5.3.x < 5.3.40 / 6.0.x < 6.0.24 / 6.1.x < 6.1.13 Path Traversal

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 114574

Synopsis

Spring Framework 5.3.x < 5.3.40 / 6.0.x < 6.0.24 / 6.1.x < 6.1.13 Path Traversal

Description

Spring Framework versions 5.3.x prior to 5.3.40, 6.0.x prior to 6.0.24 and 6.1.x prior to 6.1.13 are vulnerable to path traversal attacks. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests and obtain any file on the file system that is also accessible to the process in which the Spring application is running.

Solution

Upgrade to Spring Framework 5.3.40, 6.0.24, 6.1.13 or later.

See Also

https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38816

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 114574

Type: remote

Published: 1/28/2025

Updated: 1/28/2025

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-38816

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-38816

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/12/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-38816