CVE-2015-5211
critical
CVSS v3
9.6
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.6
Description
Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in org.springframework:spring-core
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
86%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.1.9-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.1.9-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.1.9-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.1.9-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.1.9-1 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-core | >=4.2.0,<4.2.2 | 4.2.2 |
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-core | >=4.0.0,<4.1.8 | 4.1.8 |
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-core | <3.2.15 | 3.2.15 |
Application impact
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00012.html
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2015-5211
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Reflected-File-Download---A-New-Web-Attack-Vector/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5211
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/03f547eb9868f48f44d59b56067d4ac4740672c3
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/2bd1daa75ee0b8ec33608ca6ab065ef3e1815543
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/a95c3d820dbc4c3ae752f1b3ee22ee860b162402
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pgf9-h69p-pcgf
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Reflected-File-Download---A-New-Web-Attack-Vector
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5211
CWEs
CWE-552
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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