CVE-2025-41242

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-41242", "assignerOrgId": "dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "vmware", "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T09:30:17.799Z", "datePublished": "2025-08-18T08:47:07.427Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-08-25T18:14:59.837Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"defaultStatus": "unaffected", "packageName": "Spring Framework", "product": "Spring Framework", "vendor": "VMware", "versions": [{"lessThan": "6.2.10", "status": "affected", "version": "6.2.x", "versionType": "OSS"}, {"lessThan": "6.1.22", "status": "affected", "version": "6.1.x", "versionType": "commercial"}, {"lessThan": "5.3.44", "status": "affected", "version": "5.3.x", "versionType": "commercial"}]}], "datePublic": "2025-08-14T20:41:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "supportingMedia": [{"base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "<p>Spring Framework MVC applications can be vulnerable to a \u201cPath Traversal Vulnerability\u201d when deployed on a non-compliant Servlet container.</p><p>An application can be vulnerable when all the following are true:</p><ul><li>the application is deployed as a WAR or with an embedded Servlet container</li><li>the Servlet container <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://jakarta.ee/specifications/servlet/6.1/jakarta-servlet-spec-6.1.html#uri-path-canonicalization\">does not reject suspicious sequences</a></li><li>the application <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/reference/web/webmvc/mvc-config/static-resources.html#page-title\">serves static resources</a>&nbsp;with Spring resource handling</li></ul><p>We have verified that applications deployed on Apache Tomcat or Eclipse Jetty are not vulnerable, as long as default security features are not disabled in the configuration. Because we cannot check exploits against all Servlet containers and configuration variants, we strongly recommend upgrading your application.</p><br>"}], "value": "Spring Framework MVC applications can be vulnerable to a \u201cPath Traversal Vulnerability\u201d when deployed on a non-compliant Servlet container.\n\nAn application can be vulnerable when all the following are true:\n\n * the application is deployed as a WAR or with an embedded Servlet container\n * the Servlet container does not reject suspicious sequences https://jakarta.ee/specifications/servlet/6.1/jakarta-servlet-spec-6.1.html#uri-path-canonicalization \n * the application serves static resources https://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/reference/web/webmvc/mvc-config/static-resources.html#page-title \u00a0with Spring resource handling\n\n\nWe have verified that applications deployed on Apache Tomcat or Eclipse Jetty are not vulnerable, as long as default security features are not disabled in the configuration. Because we cannot check exploits against all Servlet containers and configuration variants, we strongly recommend upgrading your application."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.9, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d", "shortName": "vmware", "dateUpdated": "2025-08-18T08:47:07.427Z"}, "references": [{"url": "http://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41242"}], "source": {"discovery": "UNKNOWN"}, "title": "CVE-2025-41242: Path traversal vulnerability on non-compliant Servlet containers", "x_generator": {"engine": "Vulnogram 0.2.0"}}, "adp": [{"problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-22", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')"}]}], "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-08-18T11:20:32.641979Z", "id": "CVE-2025-41242", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-08-25T18:14:59.837Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2025-41242", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-08-18T11:20:32.641979Z"}}}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-22", "description": "CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-08-18T11:20:36.420Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "CVE-2025-41242: Path traversal vulnerability on non-compliant Servlet containers", "source": {"discovery": "UNKNOWN"}, "metrics": [{"format": "CVSS", "cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.9, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "VMware", "product": "Spring Framework", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "6.2.x", "lessThan": "6.2.10", "versionType": "OSS"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "6.1.x", "lessThan": "6.1.22", "versionType": "commercial"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "5.3.x", "lessThan": "5.3.44", "versionType": "commercial"}], "packageName": "Spring Framework", "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "datePublic": "2025-08-14T20:41:00.000Z", "references": [{"url": "http://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41242"}], "x_generator": {"engine": "Vulnogram 0.2.0"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Spring Framework MVC applications can be vulnerable to a \u201cPath Traversal Vulnerability\u201d when deployed on a non-compliant Servlet container.\n\nAn application can be vulnerable when all the following are true:\n\n * the application is deployed as a WAR or with an embedded Servlet container\n * the Servlet container does not reject suspicious sequences https://jakarta.ee/specifications/servlet/6.1/jakarta-servlet-spec-6.1.html#uri-path-canonicalization \n * the application serves static resources https://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/reference/web/webmvc/mvc-config/static-resources.html#page-title \u00a0with Spring resource handling\n\n\nWe have verified that applications deployed on Apache Tomcat or Eclipse Jetty are not vulnerable, as long as default security features are not disabled in the configuration. Because we cannot check exploits against all Servlet containers and configuration variants, we strongly recommend upgrading your application.", "supportingMedia": [{"type": "text/html", "value": "<p>Spring Framework MVC applications can be vulnerable to a \u201cPath Traversal Vulnerability\u201d when deployed on a non-compliant Servlet container.</p><p>An application can be vulnerable when all the following are true:</p><ul><li>the application is deployed as a WAR or with an embedded Servlet container</li><li>the Servlet container <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://jakarta.ee/specifications/servlet/6.1/jakarta-servlet-spec-6.1.html#uri-path-canonicalization\">does not reject suspicious sequences</a></li><li>the application <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/reference/web/webmvc/mvc-config/static-resources.html#page-title\">serves static resources</a>&nbsp;with Spring resource handling</li></ul><p>We have verified that applications deployed on Apache Tomcat or Eclipse Jetty are not vulnerable, as long as default security features are not disabled in the configuration. Because we cannot check exploits against all Servlet containers and configuration variants, we strongly recommend upgrading your application.</p><br>", "base64": false}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d", "shortName": "vmware", "dateUpdated": "2025-08-18T08:47:07.427Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-41242", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-08-25T18:14:59.837Z", "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T09:30:17.799Z", "assignerOrgId": "dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d", "datePublished": "2025-08-18T08:47:07.427Z", "assignerShortName": "vmware"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"defaultStatus": "unaffected", "packageName": "Spring Framework", "product": "Spring Framework", "vendor": "VMware", "versions": [{"lessThan": "6.2.10", "status": "affected", "version": "6.2.x", "versionType": "OSS"}, {"lessThan": "6.1.22", "status": "affected", "version": "6.1.x", "versionType": "commercial"}, {"lessThan": "5.3.44", "status": "affected", "version": "5.3.x", "versionType": "commercial"}]}], "source": "security@vmware.com"}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Spring Framework MVC applications can be vulnerable to a \u201cPath Traversal Vulnerability\u201d when deployed on a non-compliant Servlet container.\n\nAn application can be vulnerable when all the following are true:\n\n * the application is deployed as a WAR or with an embedded Servlet container\n * the Servlet container does not reject suspicious sequences https://jakarta.ee/specifications/servlet/6.1/jakarta-servlet-spec-6.1.html#uri-path-canonicalization \n * the application serves static resources https://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/reference/web/webmvc/mvc-config/static-resources.html#page-title \u00a0with Spring resource handling\n\n\nWe have verified that applications deployed on Apache Tomcat or Eclipse Jetty are not vulnerable, as long as default security features are not disabled in the configuration. Because we cannot check exploits against all Servlet containers and configuration variants, we strongly recommend upgrading your application."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Las aplicaciones Spring Framework MVC pueden ser vulnerables a una \"Vulnerabilidad de Path Traversal\" cuando se implementan en un contenedor de Servlet no compatible. Una aplicaci\u00f3n puede ser vulnerable cuando se cumplen todas las siguientes condiciones: * la aplicaci\u00f3n se implementa como un WAR o con un contenedor de Servlet integrado * el contenedor de Servlet no rechaza secuencias sospechosas https://jakarta.ee/specifications/servlet/6.1/jakarta-servlet-spec-6.1.html#uri-path-canonicalization * la aplicaci\u00f3n sirve recursos est\u00e1ticos https://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/reference/web/webmvc/mvc-config/static-resources.html#page-title con el manejo de recursos de Spring Hemos verificado que las aplicaciones implementadas en Apache Tomcat o Eclipse Jetty no son vulnerables, siempre que las funciones de seguridad predeterminadas no est\u00e9n deshabilitadas en la configuraci\u00f3n. Dado que no podemos comprobar los exploits en todos los contenedores de Servlet y variantes de configuraci\u00f3n, recomendamos encarecidamente actualizar su aplicaci\u00f3n."}], "id": "CVE-2025-41242", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:22:39.677", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.9, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.2, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "security@vmware.com", "type": "Secondary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2025-41242", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2025-08-18T11:20:32.641979Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2025-08-18T09:15:28.637", "references": [{"source": "security@vmware.com", "url": "http://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41242"}], "sourceIdentifier": "security@vmware.com", "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-22"}], "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}

{"bugzilla": {"description": "org.springframework/spring-webmvc: Spring Framework MVC path traversal vulnerability", "id": "2389113", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2389113"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "5.9", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-22", "details": ["No description is available for this CVE."], "mitigation": {"lang": "en:us", "value": "Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability."}, "name": "CVE-2025-41242", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:amq_broker:7", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "spring-webmvc", "product_name": "Red Hat AMQ Broker 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:camel_spring_boot:4", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "spring-webmvc", "product_name": "Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:apache_camel_hawtio:4", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "spring-webmvc", "product_name": "Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:optaplanner:::el6", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "spring-webmvc", "product_name": "Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:8", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "spring-webmvc", "product_name": "Red Hat Data Grid 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "log4j:2/log4j", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "pki-core:10.6/resteasy", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "pki-deps:10.6/resteasy", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "log4j", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "resteasy", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "spring-webmvc", "product_name": "Red Hat Fuse 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "spring-webmvc", "product_name": "Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "spring-webmvc", "product_name": "Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "spring-webmvc", "product_name": "Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_devspaces:3:", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "devspaces/pluginregistry-rhel9", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_bpms_platform:7", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "spring-webmvc", "product_name": "Red Hat Process Automation 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "spring-webmvc", "product_name": "Red Hat Single Sign-On 7"}], "public_date": "2025-08-18T08:47:07Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-41242\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41242\nhttp://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41242\nhttps://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/reference/web/webmvc/mvc-config/static-resources.html#page-title\nhttps://jakarta.ee/specifications/servlet/6.1/jakarta-servlet-spec-6.1.html#uri-path-canonicalization"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

{"created": "2025-08-18T20:44:13.280377+00:00", "updated": "2025-08-18T20:44:13.280427+00:00", "vendors": ["vmware", "vmware$PRODUCT$spring_framework"]}