CVE-2016-9878 (High) detected in spring-webmvc-3.1.0.RELEASE.jar - autoclosed

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CVE-2016-9878 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-webmvc-3.1.0.RELEASE.jar

Spring Framework Parent

Path to dependency file: /dd-java-agent/instrumentation/spring-webmvc-3.1/spring-webmvc-3.1.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-webmvc/3.1.0.RELEASE/9a9c88df8825ff3c2ecb79f7ac29ad1e229e6fd6/spring-webmvc-3.1.0.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ spring-webmvc-3.1.0.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2819174635979a19573ec0ce8e3e2b63a3848079

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in Pivotal Spring Framework before 3.2.18, 4.2.x before 4.2.9, and 4.3.x before 4.3.5. Paths provided to the ResourceServlet were not properly sanitized and as a result exposed to directory traversal attacks.

Publish Date: 2016-12-29

URL: CVE-2016-9878

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9878

Release Date: 2016-12-29

Fix Resolution: 3.2.18,4.2.9,4.3.5.

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⛑️ Automatic Remediation is available for this issue