CVE-2018-1199

spring-framework: Improper URL path validation allows for bypassing of security checks on static resources

Published Mar 16, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Spring Security (Spring Security 4.1.x before 4.1.5, 4.2.x before 4.2.4, and 5.0.x before 5.0.1; and Spring Framework 4.3.x before 4.3.14 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3) does not consider URL path parameters when processing security constraints. By adding a URL path parameter with special encodings, an attacker may be able to bypass a security constraint. The root cause of this issue is a lack of clarity regarding the handling of path parameters in the Servlet Specification. Some Servlet containers include path parameters in the value returned for getPathInfo() and some do not. Spring Security uses the value returned by getPathInfo() as part of the process of mapping requests to security constraints. In this particular attack, different character encodings used in path parameters allows secured Spring MVC static resource URLs to be bypassed.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0691 Spring Security (Spring Security 4.1.x before 4.1.5, 4.2.x before 4.2.4, and 5.0.x before 5.0.1; and Spring Framework 4.3.x before 4.3.14 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3) does not consider URL path parameters when processing security constraints. By adding a URL path parameter with special encodings, an attacker may be able to bypass a security constraint. The root cause of this issue is a lack of clarity regarding the handling of path parameters in the Servlet Specification. Some Servlet containers include path parameters in the value returned for getPathInfo() and some do not. Spring Security uses the value returned by getPathInfo() as part of the process of mapping requests to security constraints. In this particular attack, different character encodings used in path parameters allows secured Spring MVC static resource URLs to be bypassed.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-v596-fwhq-8x48 Improper Input Validation in org.springframework.security:spring-security-core, org.springframework.security:spring-security-core , and org.springframework:spring-core
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
dell
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 4:13 PM
Reserved
Dec 6, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 16, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:50 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jan 29, 2018, 12:00 AM