{"answers":{"affected":"4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework:spring-web. It affects 33 products.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11039 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade org.springframework:spring-web to a fixed version for your release line: 4.3.18 or 5.0.7.","what":"CVE-2018-11039 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 25 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2018-11039 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2018-11039 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 25 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11039 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven): affected from 4.3.0; fixed in 4.3.18\n- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven): affected from 4.3.0; fixed in 4.3.18\n- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven): affected from 5.0.0; fixed in 5.0.7\n- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven): affected from 5.0.0; fixed in 5.0.7\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11039/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11039/index.md)","id":"CVE-2018-11039","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11039/index.md","name":"CVE-2018-11039","record":{"aliases":["DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11039","GHSA-9gcm-f4x3-8jpw","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11039"],"analysis":{"component_type":"library","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["security_bypass"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":true,"product_category":"Spring Framework","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can escalate existing XSS vulnerabilities to Cross Site Tracing attacks if HiddenHttpMethodFilter is enabled in Spring MVC applications.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"xss"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"dell","cpe":[{"product":"debian_linux","vendor":"debian"},{"product":"agile_product_lifecycle_management","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"application_testing_suite","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"communications_diameter_signaling_router","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"communications_network_integrity","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"communications_online_mediation_controller","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"communications_performance_intelligence_center","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"communications_services_gatekeeper","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"communications_unified_inventory_management","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"endeca_information_discovery_integrator","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"enterprise_manager_base_platform","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"enterprise_manager_for_mysql_database","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"enterprise_manager_ops_center","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"health_sciences_information_manager","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"healthcare_master_person_index","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"hospitality_guest_access","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"insurance_calculation_engine","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"insurance_rules_palette","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"micros_lucas","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"mysql_enterprise_monitor","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"retail_advanced_inventory_planning","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"retail_assortment_planning","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"retail_clearance_optimization_engine","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"retail_customer_insights","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"retail_financial_integration","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"retail_integration_bus","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"retail_markdown_optimization","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"retail_predictive_application_server","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"retail_xstore_point_of_service","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"utilities_network_management_system","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"weblogic_server","vendor":"oracle"},{"product":"spring_framework","vendor":"vmware"}],"cvss":{"score":5.9,"severity":"medium","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[],"description":"Spring Framework (versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.7, versions 4.3.x prior to 4.3.18, and older unsupported versions) allow web applications to change the HTTP request method to any HTTP method (including TRACE) using the HiddenHttpMethodFilter in Spring MVC. If an application has a pre-existing XSS vulnerability, a malicious user (or attacker) can use this filter to escalate to an XST (Cross Site Tracing) attack.","ecosystems":["Maven"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Spring Framework Cross Site Tracing (XST)","id":"CVE-2018-11039","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Maven","product":"debian:debian_linux","products":["debian:debian_linux","oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management","oracle:application_testing_suite","oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router","oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management","oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform","oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center","oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor","oracle:primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management","oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service","oracle:weblogic_server","vmware:spring_framework"],"type":"xss","year":"2018"},"n_packages":4,"n_references":10,"next":{"headline":"Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.springframework:spring-core","id":"CVE-2018-11040"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["4.3.18"],"introduced":["4.3.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.springframework:spring-web","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-9gcm-f4x3-8jpw"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["4.3.18"],"introduced":["4.3.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.springframework:spring-web","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework/spring-web","source":"GHSA-9gcm-f4x3-8jpw"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.0.7"],"introduced":["5.0.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.springframework:spring-web","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-9gcm-f4x3-8jpw"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.0.7"],"introduced":["5.0.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.springframework:spring-web","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework/spring-web","source":"GHSA-9gcm-f4x3-8jpw"}],"prev":{"headline":"Information disclosure in n/a","id":"CVE-2018-11037"},"products":["Spring Framework"],"published":"2018-06-25","related":[{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"ProFTPD Improper Access Control","id":"CVE-2015-3306","kev_date_added":"2026-10-08","published":"2015-05-18"},{"cvss_score":9.9,"headline":"RoundCube Webmail Deserialization of Untrusted Data","id":"CVE-2025-49113","kev_date_added":"2026-02-20","published":"2025-06-02"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"GNU InetUtils Argument Injection","id":"CVE-2026-24061","kev_date_added":"2026-01-26","published":"2026-01-21"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions","id":"CVE-2025-39682","kev_date_added":"2026-09-18","published":"2025-09-05"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free","id":"CVE-2024-9680","kev_date_added":"2024-10-15","published":"2024-10-09"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"RARLAB UnRAR Directory Traversal","id":"CVE-2022-30333","kev_date_added":"2022-08-09","published":"2022-05-09"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Roundcube Webmail SQL Injection","id":"CVE-2021-44026","kev_date_added":"2023-06-22","published":"2021-11-19"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-10-08","vendors":["Pivotal"]},"summary":"Attackers can escalate existing XSS vulnerabilities to Cross Site Tracing attacks if HiddenHttpMethodFilter is enabled in Spring MVC applications.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11039/"}