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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
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.