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CVE-2014-3578

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Spring Framework

5.0 MediumFix available

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.x before 3.2.9 and 4.0 before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Exploit likelihood

6.39%Up 4.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.x before 3.2.9 and 4.0 before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Record
CVE-2014-3578
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.x before 3.2.9 and 4.0 before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Record
CVE-2014-3578
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5175 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.x before 3.2.9 and 4.0 before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Record
EUVD-2022-5175
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rhcg-rwhx-qj3j No score

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Spring Framework

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.x before 3.2.9 and 4.0 before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Record
GHSA-rhcg-rwhx-qj3j
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2025-1760313981 No score

TuxCare security update for org.springframework (25 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt 6 org.springframework packages to address 25 CVEs. Fixed in 4.0.0.RELEASE-tuxcare.1.

Record
CLSA-2025-1760313981
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2025-1760313986 No score

TuxCare security update for org.springframework (29 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt 7 org.springframework packages to address 29 CVEs. Fixed in 3.1.1.RELEASE-tuxcare.1.

Record
CLSA-2025-1760313986
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVCLSA-2026-1781571258 No score

TuxCare security update for org.springframework:spring-core (2 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt org.springframework:spring-core to address 2 CVEs. Fixed in 3.0.5.RELEASE-tuxcare.6.

Record
CLSA-2026-1781571258
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.x before 3.2.9 and 4.0 before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Record
CVE-2014-3578
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-3578 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.x before 3.2.9 and 4.0 before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3578
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-rhcg-rwhx-qj3j No score

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Spring Framework

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.x before 3.2.9 and 4.0 before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Record
GHSA-rhcg-rwhx-qj3j
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-3578 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.x before 3.2.9 and 4.0 before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3578
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4774-1 No score

libspring-java vulnerabilities

Toshiaki Maki discovered that Spring Framework incorrectly handled certain XML files. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted XML file to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-3192)

Alvaro Muñoz discovered that Spring Framework incorrectly handled certain URLs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a reflected file download. (CVE-2015-5211)

It was discovered that Spring Framework did not properly sanitize path inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files, resulting in a directory traversal attack (CVE-2016-9878)

It was discovered that Spring Framework incorrectly handled XML documents. An attacker could possibly use this issue to generate an XML external entity attack, resulting in a denial of service, disclosure of information or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2014-0225)

It was discovered that Spring Framework incorrectly handled certain URLs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files, resulting in a directory traversal attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2014-3625, CVE-2014-3578)

Record
USN-4774-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.springframework:spring-core
Maven
3.0.0 up to 3.2.9
3.2.9
org.springframework:spring-core
Maven
4.0.0 up to 4.0.5
4.0.5
org.springframework:spring-beans
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 25 CVEs
4.0.0.RELEASE up to 4.0.0.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
4.0.0.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
org.springframework:spring-context
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 25 CVEs
4.0.0.RELEASE up to 4.0.0.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
4.0.0.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
org.springframework:spring-core
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 25 CVEs
4.0.0.RELEASE up to 4.0.0.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
4.0.0.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
org.springframework:spring-expression
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 25 CVEs
4.0.0.RELEASE up to 4.0.0.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
4.0.0.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
org.springframework:spring-web
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 25 CVEs
4.0.0.RELEASE up to 4.0.0.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
4.0.0.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
org.springframework:spring-webmvc
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 25 CVEs
4.0.0.RELEASE up to 4.0.0.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
4.0.0.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
org.springframework:spring-beans
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 29 CVEs
3.1.1.RELEASE up to 3.1.1.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
3.1.1.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
org.springframework:spring-context
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 29 CVEs
3.1.1.RELEASE up to 3.1.1.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
3.1.1.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.springframework:spring-core
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 29 CVEs
3.1.1.RELEASE up to 3.1.1.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
3.1.1.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
org.springframework:spring-expression
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 29 CVEs
3.1.1.RELEASE up to 3.1.1.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
3.1.1.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
org.springframework:spring-oxm
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 29 CVEs
3.1.1.RELEASE up to 3.1.1.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
3.1.1.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
org.springframework:spring-web
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 29 CVEs
3.1.1.RELEASE up to 3.1.1.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
3.1.1.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
org.springframework:spring-webmvc
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 29 CVEs
3.1.1.RELEASE up to 3.1.1.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
3.1.1.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
org.springframework:spring-core
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
3.0.5.RELEASE up to 3.0.5.RELEASE-tuxcare.6, plus listed versions
3.0.5.RELEASE-tuxcare.13.0.5.RELEASE-tuxcare.23.0.5.RELEASE-tuxcare.33.0.5.RELEASE-tuxcare.43.0.5.RELEASE-tuxcare.5
3.0.5.RELEASE-tuxcare.6
libspring-java
Debian:12
before 3.2.13-1
3.2.13-1
libspring-java
Debian:13
before 3.2.13-1
3.2.13-1
libspring-java
Debian:14
before 3.2.13-1
3.2.13-1
libspring-java
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1, plus listed versions
3.0.6.RELEASE-17
3.0.6.RELEASE-17+deb8u1
org.springframework:spring-core
Maven
3.0.0 up to 3.2.9, plus listed versions
3.0.0.RELEASE3.0.1.RELEASE3.0.2.RELEASE3.0.3.RELEASE3.0.4.RELEASE
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3.0.5.RELEASE3.0.6.RELEASE3.0.7.RELEASE3.1.0.RELEASE3.1.1.RELEASE3.1.2.RELEASE3.1.3.RELEASE3.1.4.RELEASE3.2.0.RELEASE3.2.1.RELEASE3.2.2.RELEASE3.2.3.RELEASE3.2.4.RELEASE3.2.5.RELEASE3.2.6.RELEASE3.2.7.RELEASE3.2.8.RELEASE
3.2.9
org.springframework:spring-core
Maven
4.0.0 up to 4.0.5, plus listed versions
4.0.0.RELEASE4.0.1.RELEASE4.0.2.RELEASE4.0.3.RELEASE4.0.4.RELEASE
4.0.5
libspring-java
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
before 3.0.6.RELEASE-13ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
3.0.6.RELEASE-73.0.6.RELEASE-83.0.6.RELEASE-93.0.6.RELEASE-103.0.6.RELEASE-113.0.6.RELEASE-123.0.6.RELEASE-13
3.0.6.RELEASE-13ubuntu0.1~esm1
libspring-java
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 3.0.6.RELEASE-13ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions
3.0.6.RELEASE-73.0.6.RELEASE-83.0.6.RELEASE-93.0.6.RELEASE-103.0.6.RELEASE-113.0.6.RELEASE-123.0.6.RELEASE-133.0.6.RELEASE-13ubuntu0.1~esm1
3.0.6.RELEASE-13ubuntu0.1~esm2
libspring-java
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 3.2.13-5ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
3.2.13-33.2.13-43.2.13-5
3.2.13-5ubuntu0.1~esm1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
affectedOSV
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-3578 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Pivotal Software Spring Framework, published February 19, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.39%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in org.springframework:spring-core 3.2.9.

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