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CVE-2016-9878

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9878 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting Pivotal Spring Framework versions before 3.2.18, 4.2.9, and 4.3.5. This flaw allows attackers to access arbitrary files on the server by manipulating paths provided to the ResourceServlet. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and network-based vector, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or Nuclei, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0564 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (13)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.springframework:spring-webmvcFixed in: 3.2.18
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.springframework:spring-webmvcFixed in: 4.2.9
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.springframework:spring-webmvcFixed in: 4.3.5
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3Fixed in: jasperreports-server-pro
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: jenkins
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6Fixed in: karaf
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6Fixed in: karaf
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: cartridge-amq
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: cartridge-fuse
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5Fixed in: spring-webmvc
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Storage 3Fixed in: springframework

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-2m8h-fgr8-2q9whigh

Pivotal Spring Framework Paths provided to the ResourceServlet were not properly sanitized

Oct 4, 2018
redhatCVE-2016-9878Moderate

Framework: Directory Traversal in the Spring Framework ResourceServlet

Dec 21, 2016

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:3115
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00012.html
pivotal.io / security/cve-2016-9878
Vendor Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20180419-0002
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
securityfocus.com / bid/95072
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040698