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CVE-2018-1271

50
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1271 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting Spring Framework versions 5.0 prior to 5.0.5 and 4.3 prior to 4.3.15, as well as older unsupported versions, when configured to serve static resources from a Windows file system. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to access arbitrary files on the server by sending a specially crafted URL. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium) due to its high confidentiality impact and high attack complexity, but it has a very high EPSS score of 0.91, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or KEV listing, Nuclei templates exist for local file inclusion, and it has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 99/100, suggesting a significant threat. There is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.3.0, < 4.3.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:12.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
35.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2018-1271 · Jun 3, 2020
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3568 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.springframework:spring-coreFixed in: 4.3.15
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.springframework:spring-coreFixed in: 5.0.5
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 7Fixed in: spring
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Fuse Intergration Services 2.0 based on Fuse 6.3 R8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Openshift Application Runtimes
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2Fixed in: spring
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6Fixed in: spring

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-g8hw-794c-4j9gmedium

Path Traversal in org.springframework:spring-core

Oct 17, 2018
redhatCVE-2018-1271Moderate

spring-framework: Directory traversal vulnerability with static resources on Windows filesystems

Apr 5, 2018

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1320
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:2669
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:2939
Third Party Advisory
pivotal.io / security/cve-2018-1271
Vendor Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103699
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry