CVE-2014-3625 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Spring Framework
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in Spring Framework static resource handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3625?
CVE-2014-3625 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Vmware Spring Framework, published on 20 Nov 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.0.4 through 3.2.x before 3.2.12, 4.0.x before 4.0.8, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to static resource handling.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3625?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework:spring-webmvc. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework:spring-webmvc Maven | From 3.0.4 | 3.2.12 |
org.springframework:spring-webmvc Maven | From 3.0.4 | 3.2.12 |
org.springframework:spring-webmvc Maven | From 4.0.0 | 4.0.8 |
org.springframework:spring-webmvc Maven | From 4.0.0 | 4.0.8 |
org.springframework:spring-webmvc Maven | From 4.1.0 | 4.1.2 |
org.springframework:spring-webmvc Maven | From 4.1.0 | 4.1.2 |
Products include Pivotal Software Spring Framework, Vmware Spring Framework.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3625?
Upgrade org.springframework:spring-webmvc to a fixed version for your release line: 3.2.12, 4.0.8 or 4.1.2.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2014-3625 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3625 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Spring Framework
- CVE-2014-0225 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Spring Framework
- CVE-2016-5007 Spring Security and Spring Framework may not recognize certain paths that should be protected
- CVE-2016-9878 Pivotal Spring Framework Paths provided to the ResourceServlet were not properly sanitized
- CVE-2013-6429 Cross-Site Request Forgery in Spring Framework
- CVE-2013-6430 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Spring Framework
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3625, GHSA-hhm4-hwq6-3c6w, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3625.