CVE-2018-1199
Improper Input Validation in org.springframework.security:spring-security-core, org.springframework.security:spring-security-core , and org.springframework:spring-core
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-1199- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-1199- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0691 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0691- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v596-fwhq-8x48
5.3
Improper Input Validation in org.springframework.security:spring-security-core, org.springframework.security:spring-security-core , and org.springframework:spring-core
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.
- Record
GHSA-v596-fwhq-8x48- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-1199- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-1199
5.3
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1199- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-v596-fwhq-8x48
5.3
Improper Input Validation in org.springframework.security:spring-security-core, org.springframework.security:spring-security-core , and org.springframework:spring-core
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.
- Record
GHSA-v596-fwhq-8x48- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-1199
5.3
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1199- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework:spring-coreMaven |
4.3.0 up to 4.3.14 | 4.3.14 |
org.springframework:spring-coreMaven |
5.0.0 up to 5.0.3 | 5.0.3 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-coreMaven |
4.1.0 up to 4.1.5 | 4.1.5 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-coreMaven |
4.2.0 up to 4.2.4 | 4.2.4 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-coreMaven |
5.0.0 up to 5.0.1 | 5.0.1 |
libspring-javaDebian:12 |
before 4.3.14-1 | 4.3.14-1 |
libspring-javaDebian:13 |
before 4.3.14-1 | 4.3.14-1 |
libspring-javaDebian:14 |
before 4.3.14-1 | 4.3.14-1 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-coreMaven |
4.2.0 up to 4.2.4, plus listed versions 4.2.0.RELEASE4.2.1.RELEASE4.2.2.RELEASE4.2.3.RELEASE |
4.2.4 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-coreMaven |
5.0.0 up to 5.0.1, plus listed versions 5.0.0.RELEASE |
5.0.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework:spring-coreMaven |
4.3.0 up to 4.3.14, plus listed versions 4.3.0.RELEASE4.3.1.RELEASE4.3.10.RELEASE4.3.11.RELEASE4.3.12.RELEASE Show 9 moreShow less4.3.13.RELEASE4.3.2.RELEASE4.3.3.RELEASE4.3.4.RELEASE4.3.5.RELEASE4.3.6.RELEASE4.3.7.RELEASE4.3.8.RELEASE4.3.9.RELEASE |
4.3.14 |
org.springframework:spring-coreMaven |
5.0.0 up to 5.0.3, plus listed versions 5.0.0.RELEASE5.0.1.RELEASE5.0.2.RELEASE |
5.0.3 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-coreMaven |
4.1.0 up to 4.1.5, plus listed versions 4.1.0.RELEASE4.1.1.RELEASE4.1.2.RELEASE4.1.3.RELEASE4.1.4.RELEASE |
4.1.5 |
libspring-javaUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.6.RELEASE-73.0.6.RELEASE-83.0.6.RELEASE-93.0.6.RELEASE-103.0.6.RELEASE-11 Show 4 moreShow less3.0.6.RELEASE-123.0.6.RELEASE-133.0.6.RELEASE-13ubuntu0.1~esm13.0.6.RELEASE-13ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
libspring-javaUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.13-33.2.13-43.2.13-53.2.13-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-1199 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Vmware Spring Framework, published March 16, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.80%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in org.springframework:spring-core 4.3.14.
References
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405
lists.apache.org/thread.html/4ed49b103f64a0cecb38064f26cbf1389afc12124653da2d35166dbe%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/ab825fcade0b49becfa30235b3d54f4a51bb74ea96b6c9adb5d1378c%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/dcf8599b80e43a6b60482607adb76c64672772dc2d9209ae2170f369%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1199
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1199
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v596-fwhq-8x48
lists.apache.org/thread.html/4ed49b103f64a0cecb38064f26cbf1389afc12124653da2d35166dbe@%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/ab825fcade0b49becfa30235b3d54f4a51bb74ea96b6c9adb5d1378c@%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/dcf8599b80e43a6b60482607adb76c64672772dc2d9209ae2170f369@%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/554662ebab87af97ba25d0c9f5449c7acda8df9c
github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/73a81f98d40eb6f5faa91aceb868db53fae2a94b
github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/e6e6b8f4adcad99d133de97fcfac5ae5dd14153c
github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/0eef5b4b425ab42b9fa0fde1a3f36a37b92558f
github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/65da28e4bf62f58fb130ba727cbbd621b44a36d
github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/cb8041ba67635edafcc934498ef82707157fd22
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1199
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1199
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1199