spring-webflow: Data Binding Expression Vulnerability
Published Jun 13, 2017
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 14.69%
Description
An issue was discovered in Pivotal Spring Web Flow through 2.4.4. Applications that do not change the value of the MvcViewFactoryCreator useSpringBinding property which is disabled by default (i.e., set to 'false') can be vulnerable to malicious EL expressions in view states that process form submissions but do not have a sub-element to declare explicit data binding property mappings.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Spring Web Flow Defaultn/a
- Version Spring Web FlowStatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Spring Web Flow | n/a |
|
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
jasperreports-server-pro
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | jasperreports-server-pro | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of spring-webflow as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having (Low|Moderate) security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (53 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 14.69% (0.14688) | 96.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 14.69% (0.14688) | 96.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 11.84% (0.11836) | 95.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 14.69% (0.14688) | 96.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 15.86% (0.15858) | 96.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 12.79% (0.12790) | 96.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 15.86% (0.15858) | 96.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 12.79% (0.12790) | 96.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 15.86% (0.15858) | 96.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 12.79% (0.12790) | 96.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 15.86% (0.15858) | 96.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.83% (0.13828) | 96.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 75.36% (0.75359) | 98.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 81.86% (0.81864) | 99.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 75.36% (0.75359) | 98.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 81.86% (0.81864) | 99.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 75.36% (0.75359) | 98.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 81.86% (0.81864) | 99.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 75.36% (0.75359) | 98.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 81.86% (0.81864) | 99.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 75.36% (0.75359) | 98.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 81.86% (0.81864) | 99.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 75.36% (0.75359) | 98.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 81.86% (0.81864) | 99.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 75.36% (0.75359) | 98.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 81.86% (0.81864) | 99.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 75.36% (0.75359) | 98.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 81.86% (0.81864) | 99.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 75.36% (0.75359) | 98.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 81.86% (0.81864) | 99.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 75.36% (0.75359) | 98.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 81.86% (0.81864) | 99.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 75.36% (0.75359) | 98.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 81.86% (0.81864) | 99.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 75.36% (0.75359) | 98.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 84.88% (0.84880) | 99.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 75.36% (0.75359) | 98.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 84.88% (0.84880) | 99.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 75.36% (0.75359) | 98.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 84.88% (0.84880) | 99.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 71.06% (0.71064) | 98.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 65.16% (0.65164) | 98.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 71.06% (0.71064) | 98.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 11.16% (0.11164) | 95.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 25.90% (0.25900) | 95.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 25.39th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 24.77th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 59.15th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98785 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-4971 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1457686 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fg9w-cffm-pmh2 Advisory
- https://jira.spring.io/browse/SWF-1700 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4971
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4971 x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-4971
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98785 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-4971 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1457686 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fg9w-cffm-pmh2 | Advisory | |
| https://jira.spring.io/browse/SWF-1700 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4971 | ||
| https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4971 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-4971 |
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