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High

Possible privilege escalation in org.springframework:spring-core

  • Disclosed: 17.10.2018
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:21

Spring Framework, versions 5.0 prior to 5.0.5 and versions 4.3 prior to 4.3.15 and older unsupported versions, provide client-side support for multipart requests. When Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux server application (server A) receives input from a remote client, and then uses that input to make a multipart request to another server (server B), it can be exposed to an attack, where an extra multipart is inserted in the content of the request from server A, causing server B to use the wrong value for a part it expects. This could to lead privilege escalation, for example, if the part content represents a username or user roles.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.springframework:spring-core < 4.3.15, >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.5 4.3.15, 5.0.5

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
-
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.springframework:spring-core
Disclosed
17.10.2018
Updated
11.10.2026 12:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-4487-x383-qpph - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.springframework:spring-core

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (19) in the archive
Total entries
19
First → latest
10.2018 06.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 8
  • Medium 10
  • Low 1

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. Spring Framework annotation detection mechanism may result in improper authorization
    High · 7.5 CVE-2025-41249 >= 5.3.0, <= 5.3.44, >= 6.0.0, <= 6.1.22, >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.11 6.2.11
  2. Spring Framework server Web DoS Vulnerability
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-22233 >= 6.1.2, < 6.1.3, >= 6.0.15, < 6.0.16 6.1.3, 6.0.16
  3. Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code in Spring Framework
    High CVE-2011-2730 >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.6, < 2.5.6.SEC03, >= 2.5.7.SR0, < 2.5.7.SR023 3.0.6, 2.5.6.SEC03, 2.5.7.SR023
  4. Denial of Service in Spring Framework
    High · 7.5 CVE-2018-15756 >= 5.1.0.RELEASE, < 5.1.1.RELEASE, >= 5.0.0.RELEASE, < 5.0.10.RELEASE, >= 4.2.0.RELEASE, < 4.3.20.RELEASE 5.1.1.RELEASE, 5.0.10.RELEASE, 4.3.20.RELEASE
  5. Spring Security and Spring Framework may not recognize certain paths that should be protected
    High · 7.5 CVE-2016-5007 < 4.3.1 4.3.1
  6. Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in org.springframework:spring-core
    High · 8.6 CVE-2015-5211 >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.2, >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.8, < 3.2.15 4.2.2, 4.1.8, 3.2.15
  7. Possible privilege escalation in org.springframework:spring-core this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2018-1272 < 4.3.15, >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.5 4.3.15, 5.0.5
  8. Spring Framework when used in combination with any versions of Spring Security contains an authorization bypass
    High · 8.8 CVE-2018-1258 >= 5.0.5.RELEASE, < 5.0.6.RELEASE 5.0.6.RELEASE

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