Spring Framework, versions 5.0 prior to 5.0.5 and versions 4.3 prior to 4.3.15 and older unsupported versions, allow applications to configure Spring MVC to serve static resources (e.g. CSS, JS, images). When static resources are served from a file system on Windows (as opposed to the classpath, or the ServletContext), a malicious user can send a request using a specially crafted URL that can lead a directory traversal attack.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - Spring Framework, versions 5.0 prior to 5.0.5 and versions 4.3 prior to 4.3.15 and older unsupported
    versions, allow applications to configure Spring MVC to serve static resources (e.g. CSS, JS, images).
    When static resources are served from a file system on Windows (as opposed to the classpath, or the
    ServletContext), a malicious user can send a request using a specially crafted URL that can lead a
    directory traversal attack. (CVE-2018-1271)

The remote Windows host contains a Spring Framework library version that is 4.3.x prior to 4.3.15 or 5.0.x prior to 5.0.5. It is, therefore, affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by sending a URI that contains directory traversal characters, to disclose the contents of files located outside of the server's restricted path.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
422847	SCA: security update for org.springframework:spring-core (GHSA-g8hw-794c-4j9g)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	medium
422847	SCA: security update for org.springframework:spring-core (GHSA-g8hw-794c-4j9g)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	medium
119846	Spring Framework 4.3.x < 4.3.15 / 5.0.x < 5.0.5 Windows Directory Traversal Vulnerability (CVE-2018-1271)	Nessus	Windows	medium

Detections

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CVE-2018-1271

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Tenable Plugins

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medium