CVE-2016-5007

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5007
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdell
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-25 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionBoth Spring Security 3.2.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.0 and the Spring Framework 3.2.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x rely on URL pattern mappings for authorization and for mapping requests to controllers respectively. Differences in the strictness of the pattern matching mechanisms, for example with regards to space trimming in path segments, can lead Spring Security to not recognize certain paths as not protected that are in fact mapped to Spring MVC controllers that should be protected. The problem is compounded by the fact that the Spring Framework provides richer features with regards to pattern matching as well as by the fact that pattern matching in each Spring Security and the Spring Framework can easily be customized creating additional differences.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | Security Control Bypass

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pivotal Software Spring Framework 3.2.0 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Spring Framework 4.0.0 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Spring Framework 4.1.0 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Spring Framework 4.2.0 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.1 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.10 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.11 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.12 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.13 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.14 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.15 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.16 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.17 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.18 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.2 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.3 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.4 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.5 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.6 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.7 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.8 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.9 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.0.6 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.0.7 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.0.8 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.0.9 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.1.2 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.1.3 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.1.4 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.1.5 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.1.6 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.1.7 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.1.8 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.1.9 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.2.1 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.2.2 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.2.3 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.2.4 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.2.5 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.2.6 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.2.7 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.2.8 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.2.9 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 3.2.0 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 3.2.1 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 3.2.10 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 3.2.2 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 3.2.3 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 3.2.4 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 3.2.5 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 3.2.6 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 3.2.7 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 3.2.8 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 3.2.9 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 4.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 4.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 4.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 4.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 4.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Security 4.1.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Pivotal Spring Security affected 3.2.x Not specified
CNA Pivotal Spring Security affected 4.0.x Not specified
CNA Pivotal Spring Security affected 4.1.0 Not specified
CNA Pivotal Spring Framework affected 3.2.x Not specified
CNA Pivotal Spring Framework affected 4.0.x Not specified
CNA Pivotal Spring Framework affected 4.1.x Not specified
CNA Pivotal Spring Framework affected 4.2.x Not specified
CNA Pivotal Spring Framework affected older unsupported versions are also affected Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2019 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Spring Security and Spring Framework CVE-2016-5007 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
CVE-2016-5007 Spring Security / MVC Path Matching Inconsistency | Security | Pivotal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pivotal.io Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 981205 Java (maven) Security Update for org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (GHSA-8crv-49fr-2h6j)

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