libspring-java — security advisory
Spring Framework (versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.7, versions 4.3.x prior to 4.3.18, and older unsupported versions) allow web applications to change the HTTP request method to any HTTP method (including TRACE) using the HiddenHttpMethodFilter in Spring MVC. If an application has a pre-existing XSS vulnerability, a malicious user (or attacker) can use this filter to escalate to an XST (Cross Site Tracing) attack.
- Products
- libspring-java
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 4.3.19-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2018-11039
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 28 Oct 2026, 11:07 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Spring Framework (versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.7, versions 4.3.x prior to 4.3.18, and older unsupported versions) allow web applications to change the HTTP request method to any HTTP method (including TRACE) using the HiddenHttpMethodFilter in Spring MVC. If an application has a pre-existing XSS vulnerability, a malicious user (or attacker) can use this filter to escalate to an XST (Cross Site Tracing) attack.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11039
libspring-java
Fixed versions: 4.3.19-1
libspring-java
Fixed versions: 4.3.19-1
libspring-java
Fixed versions: 4.3.19-1
Complete source record
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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