CVE-2015-5211
HIGH8.6EPSS 1.9%Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in org.springframework:spring-core
Published: 10/17/2018Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
Under some situations, the Spring Framework 4.2.0 to 4.2.1, 4.0.0 to 4.1.7, 3.2.0 to 3.2.14 and older unsupported versions is vulnerable to a Reflected File Download (RFD) attack. The attack involves a malicious user crafting a URL with a batch script extension that results in the response being downloaded rather than rendered and also includes some input reflected in the response.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/libspring-javafrom 0, < 4.1.9-1
- Maven/org.springframework:spring-core>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References (10)
- ADVISORYhttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pgf9-h69p-pcgf
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5211
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5211
- PATCHhttps://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
- WEBhttps://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/03f547eb9868f48f44d59b56067d4ac4740672c3
- WEBhttps://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/2bd1daa75ee0b8ec33608ca6ab065ef3e1815543
- WEBhttps://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/a95c3d820dbc4c3ae752f1b3ee22ee860b162402
- WEBhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00012.html
- WEBhttps://pivotal.io/security/cve-2015-5211
- WEBhttps://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Reflected-File-Download---A-New-Web-Attack-Vector