CVE-2016-5007

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    CVE-2016-5007

    Published: 25 May 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91687, https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-5007, https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 234cb84e832da30b6f53ccca4ef28043aacfcecc
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    3.2.1
    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
    3.2.2
    3.2.3
    3.2.4
    3.2.5
    3.2.6
    3.2.7
    3.2.8
    3.2.9

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High