Spring Framework version 5.0.5 when used in combination with any versions of Spring Security contains an authorization bypass when using met
Spring Framework version 5.0.5 when used in combination with any versions of Spring Security contains an authorization bypass when using method security. An unauthorized malicious user can gain unauthorized access to methods that should be restricted.
- Published
- May 11, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.5% · 84th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-863
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Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.5%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| pivotal software | spring security | cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_security |
| vmware | spring framework | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework |
| oracle | agile product lifecycle management | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management |
| oracle | application testing suite | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite |
| oracle | big data discovery | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:big_data_discovery |
| oracle | communications converged application server | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_converged_application_server |
| oracle | communications diameter signaling router | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router |
| oracle | communications network integrity | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_network_integrity |
| oracle | communications performance intelligence center | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_performance_intelligence_center |
| oracle | communications services gatekeeper | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_services_gatekeeper |
| oracle | endeca information discovery integrator | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:endeca_information_discovery_integrator |
| oracle | enterprise manager for mysql database | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_for_mysql_database |
and 30 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- netapp oncommand insightall versions
- netapp oncommand unified manager9.4 and later
- netapp oncommand unified manager7.3 and later
- netapp oncommand workflow automationall versions
- netapp snapcenterall versions
- netapp storage automation storeall versions
- oracle agile product lifecycle management9.3.3
- oracle agile product lifecycle management9.3.4
- oracle agile product lifecycle management9.3.5
- oracle agile product lifecycle management9.3.6
- oracle application testing suite10.1
- oracle application testing suite12.5.0.3
- oracle application testing suite13.1.0.1
- oracle application testing suite13.2.0.1
- oracle application testing suite13.3.0.1
- oracle big data discovery1.6.0
- oracle communications converged application serverbefore 7.0.0.1
- oracle communications diameter signaling routerbefore 8.3
- oracle communications network integrity7.3.2 and later · up to 7.3.6 inclusive
- oracle communications performance intelligence centerbefore 10.2.1
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (dell). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Pivotal Spring Framework
- 5.0.5affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-core | from 5.0.5.RELEASE · before 5.0.6.RELEASE | 5.0.6.RELEASE |
Same product
pivotal software: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-22112Spring Security 5.4.x prior to 5.4.4, 5.3.x prior to 5.3.8.RELEASE, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.9.RELEASE, and older unsupported versions can fail to36Monitor
- CVE-2020-5407Signature Wrapping Vulnerability with spring-security-saml2-service-provider35Monitor
- CVE-2020-5408Dictionary attack with Spring Security queryable text encryptor26Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Maven:org.springframework:spring-core | 5.0.6.RELEASE | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-863 · Incorrect AuthorizationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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References
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104222
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041888
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041896
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2413
- pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1258
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181018-0002/
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.