spring: Path matching inconsistency
Published May 25, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.84%
Description
Both Spring Security 3.2.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.0 and the Spring Framework 3.2.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x rely on URL pattern mappings for authorization and for mapping requests to controllers respectively. Differences in the strictness of the pattern matching mechanisms, for example with regards to space trimming in path segments, can lead Spring Security to not recognize certain paths as not protected that are in fact mapped to Spring MVC controllers that should be protected. The problem is compounded by the fact that the Spring Framework provides richer features with regards to pattern matching as well as by the fact that pattern matching in each Spring Security and the Spring Framework can easily be customized creating additional differences.
Affected products
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- Version 3.2.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.0.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.1.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version older unsupported versions are also affectedStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 3.2.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.0.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Pivotal | Spring Framework | n/a |
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| Pivotal | Spring Security | n/a |
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- 3.2.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.1.0
- 4.2.0
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.4
- 3.2.5
- 3.2.6
- 3.2.7
- 3.2.8
- 3.2.9
- 3.2.10
- 3.2.11
- 3.2.12
- 3.2.13
- 3.2.14
- 3.2.15
- 3.2.16
- 3.2.17
- 3.2.18
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.7
- 4.0.8
- 4.0.9
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.3
- 4.1.4
- 4.1.5
- 4.1.6
- 4.1.7
- 4.1.8
- 4.1.9
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.2.3
- 4.2.4
- 4.2.5
- 4.2.6
- 4.2.7
- 4.2.8
- 4.2.9
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.4
- 3.2.5
- 3.2.6
- 3.2.7
- 3.2.8
- 3.2.9
- 3.2.10
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.1.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
jasperreports-server-pro
Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
redhat-support-plugin-rhev
Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
rhevm-dependencies
Under investigation
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6
karaf
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
Karaf
Affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
spring-core
Under investigation
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
spring-security-core
Under investigation
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | jasperreports-server-pro | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | redhat-support-plugin-rhev | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | rhevm-dependencies | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 | karaf | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Karaf | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | spring-core | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | spring-security-core | Under investigation | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02837) | 86.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.46% (0.02465) | 82.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00339) | 54.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00231) | 62.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00231) | 60.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00169) | 52.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 58.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91687 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5007 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353902 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8crv-49fr-2h6j Advisory
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/a30ab30e4e9ae021fdda04e9abfc228476b846b5
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/e4c13e3c0ee7f06f59d3b43ca6734215ad7d8974
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/issues/3964
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5007
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-5007 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5007
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91687 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5007 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353902 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8crv-49fr-2h6j | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/a30ab30e4e9ae021fdda04e9abfc228476b846b5 | ||
| https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/e4c13e3c0ee7f06f59d3b43ca6734215ad7d8974 | ||
| https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/issues/3964 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5007 | ||
| https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-5007 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5007 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html | x_refsource_MISC |
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