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.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from pivotal_software, from vmware organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
First disclosed in 2016, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.
2016-12-29T09:59:00.820
2026-06-17T00:56:43.017
Modified
CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
10.0
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | pivotal_software | spring_framework | ≤ 3.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | pivotal_software | spring_framework | 4.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | pivotal_software | spring_framework | 4.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.4 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.6 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.7 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.8 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.9 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.10 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.11 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.12 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.13 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.14 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.15 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.16 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 3.2.17 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 4.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 4.2.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 4.2.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 4.2.4 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 4.2.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 4.2.6 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 4.2.7 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 4.2.8 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 4.3.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 4.3.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 4.3.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | spring_framework | 4.3.4 | Yes |
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