spring-framework: Multipart content pollution
Published Apr 6, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.06%
Description
Spring Framework, versions 5.0 prior to 5.0.5 and versions 4.3 prior to 4.3.15 and older unsupported versions, provide client-side support for multipart requests. When Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux server application (server A) receives input from a remote client, and then uses that input to make a multipart request to another server (server B), it can be exposed to an attack, where an extra multipart is inserted in the content of the request from server A, causing server B to use the wrong value for a part it expects. This could to lead privilege escalation, for example, if the part content represents a username or user roles.
Affected products
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- Version Versions prior to 5.0.5 and 4.3.15StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring by Pivotal | Spring Framework | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- ≥ 4.3.0 · < 4.3.15
- ≥ 5.0 · < 5.0.5
Configuration 2
- 12.5.0.3
- 13.1.0.1
- 13.2.0.1
- 13.3.0.1
- 1.6.0
- < 7.0.0.1
- < 8.3
- < 10.2.1
- < 6.1.0.4.0
- 12.2.2
- 12.3.3
- 12.2.0.1
- 12.3.1.1
- 12.3.2.1
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 4.0
- 10.1.1
- 10.2
- 10.2.1
- 10.0
- 10.1
- 10.2
- 11.0
- 11.1
- 15.2
- 16.2
- 17.12
- 14.0
- 14.1
- 14.0
- 14.1
- 15.0
- 16.0
- 14.0.1
- 14.0.2
- 14.0.3
- 14.0.4
- 14.1.1
- 14.1.2
- 14.1.3
- 15.0.0.1
- 15.0.1
- 15.0.2
- 16.0
- 16.0.1
- 16.0.2
- 5.3.0
- 6.0.0
- 6.0.1
- 5.1
- 5.2
- 15.0
- 16.0
- 14.0
- 14.1
- 14.0
- 14.1
- 15.0
- 16.0
- 14.0
- 14.1
- 12.1.3.0.0
- 12.2.2.0.0
- 8.4
No data.
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 7
spring-web
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2669
Red Hat Openshift Application Runtimes
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1320
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
springframework
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6
spring
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
spring
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
spring
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
jbossweb
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
jbossweb
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
undertow
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
tomcat
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
spring
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2
spring
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
spring
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6
spring
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5
spring
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3
tomcat
Not affected
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
spring
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
opendaylight
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
opendaylight
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
opendaylight
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
opendaylight
Will not fix
Red Hat Storage 3
rhevm-dependencies
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 7 | spring-web | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2669 |
| Red Hat Openshift Application Runtimes | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1320 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | springframework | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 | spring | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | spring | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | spring | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | jbossweb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | jbossweb | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 | undertow | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 | tomcat | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | spring | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2 | spring | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | spring | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 | spring | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | spring | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 | tomcat | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | spring | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | rhevm-dependencies | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.06% (0.03065) | 87.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02843) | 84.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.63% (0.01629) | 80.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.98% (0.02983) | 77.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.63% (0.01629) | 80.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00189) | 57.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00189) | 56.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00204) | 57.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 67.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.41% (0.02412) | 53.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.20% (0.02196) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (17)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1272 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1564408 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4487-x383-qpph Advisory
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/ab2410c754b67902f002bfcc0c3895bd7772d39
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/e02ff3a0da50744b0980d5d665fd242eedea767
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1272
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1272 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1272
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