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libspring-java — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1199

Spring Security (Spring Security 4.1.x before 4.1.5, 4.2.x before 4.2.4, and 5.0.x before 5.0.1; and Spring Framework 4.3.x before 4.3.14 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3) does not consider URL path parameters when processing security constraints. By adding a URL path parameter with special encodings, an attacker may be able to bypass a security constraint. The root cause of this issue is a lack of clarity regarding the handling of path parameters in the Servlet Specification. Some Servlet containers include path parameters in the value returned for getPathInfo() and some do not. Spring Security uses the value returned by getPathInfo() as part of the process of mapping requests to security constraints. In this particular attack, different character encodings used in path parameters allows secured Spring MVC static resource URLs to be bypassed.

Products
libspring-java
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
4.3.14-1
CVEs
CVE-2018-1199
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:05 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1199

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Mar 2018, 20:29 UTC

Spring Security (Spring Security 4.1.x before 4.1.5, 4.2.x before 4.2.4, and 5.0.x before 5.0.1; and Spring Framework 4.3.x before 4.3.14 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3) does not consider URL path parameters when processing security constraints. By adding a URL path parameter with special encodings, an attacker may be able to bypass a security constraint. The root cause of this issue is a lack of clarity regarding the handling of path parameters in the Servlet Specification. Some Servlet containers include path parameters in the value returned for getPathInfo() and some do not. Spring Security uses the value returned by getPathInfo() as part of the process of mapping requests to security constraints. In this particular attack, different character encodings used in path parameters allows secured Spring MVC static resource URLs to be bypassed.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1199

libspring-java

Fixed versions: 4.3.14-1

libspring-java

Fixed versions: 4.3.14-1

libspring-java

Fixed versions: 4.3.14-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1199",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1199",
    "summary": "Spring Security (Spring Security 4.1.x before 4.1.5, 4.2.x before 4.2.4, and 5.0.x before 5.0.1; and Spring Framework 4.3.x before 4.3.14 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3) does not consider URL path parameters when processing security constraints. By adding a URL path parameter with special encodings, an attacker may be able to bypass a security constraint. The root cause of this issue is a lack of clarity regarding the handling of path parameters in the Servlet Specification. Some Servlet containers include path parameters in the value returned for getPathInfo() and some do not. Spring Security uses the value returned by getPathInfo() as part of the process of mapping requests to security constraints. In this particular attack, different character encodings used in path parameters allows secured Spring MVC static resource URLs to be bypassed.",
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:02:57.941846506Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2018-1199"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1199"
      ]
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  "document_id": 419946,
  "published_at": "2018-03-16T20:29:00.43+00:00"
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