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CVE-2014-3625

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

5.0 MediumPublic exploitFix available

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.0.4 through 3.2.x before 3.2.12, 4.0.x before 4.0.8, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to static resource handling.

Exploit likelihood

9.93%Down 5.4 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 3.0.4 through 3.2.x before 3.2.12, 4.0.x before 4.0.8, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to static resource handling.

Record
CVE-2014-3625
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 3.0.4 through 3.2.x before 3.2.12, 4.0.x before 4.0.8, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to static resource handling.

Record
CVE-2014-3625
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4158 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.0.4 through 3.2.x before 3.2.12, 4.0.x before 4.0.8, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to static resource handling.

Record
EUVD-2022-4158
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hhm4-hwq6-3c6w No score

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

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.0.4 through 3.2.x before 3.2.12, 4.0.x before 4.0.8, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to static resource handling.

Record
GHSA-hhm4-hwq6-3c6w
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-2026-1779238042 No score

TuxCare security update for org.springframework (3 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt 2 org.springframework packages to address 3 CVEs. Fixed in 3.0.5.RELEASE-tuxcare.1.

Record
CLSA-2026-1779238042
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.0.4 through 3.2.x before 3.2.12, 4.0.x before 4.0.8, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to static resource handling.

Record
CVE-2014-3625
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-3625 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.0.4 through 3.2.x before 3.2.12, 4.0.x before 4.0.8, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to static resource handling.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3625
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hhm4-hwq6-3c6w No score

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

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.0.4 through 3.2.x before 3.2.12, 4.0.x before 4.0.8, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to static resource handling.

Record
GHSA-hhm4-hwq6-3c6w
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-3625 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.0.4 through 3.2.x before 3.2.12, 4.0.x before 4.0.8, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to static resource handling.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3625
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-webmvc
Maven
3.0.4 up to 3.2.12
3.2.12
org.springframework:spring-webmvc
Maven
4.0.0 up to 4.0.8
4.0.8
org.springframework:spring-webmvc
Maven
4.1.0 up to 4.1.2
4.1.2
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
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
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
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-web
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
3.0.5.RELEASE up to 3.0.5.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
3.0.5.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
org.springframework:spring-webmvc
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
3.0.5.RELEASE up to 3.0.5.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
3.0.5.RELEASE-tuxcare.1
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-webmvc
Maven
3.0.4 up to 3.2.12, plus listed versions
3.0.4.RELEASE3.0.5.RELEASE3.0.6.RELEASE3.0.7.RELEASE3.1.0.RELEASE
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3.1.1.RELEASE3.1.2.RELEASE3.1.3.RELEASE3.1.4.RELEASE3.2.0.RELEASE3.2.1.RELEASE3.2.10.RELEASE3.2.11.RELEASE3.2.2.RELEASE3.2.3.RELEASE3.2.4.RELEASE3.2.5.RELEASE3.2.6.RELEASE3.2.7.RELEASE3.2.8.RELEASE3.2.9.RELEASE
3.2.12
org.springframework:spring-webmvc
Maven
4.0.0 up to 4.0.8, plus listed versions
4.0.0.RELEASE4.0.1.RELEASE4.0.2.RELEASE4.0.3.RELEASE4.0.4.RELEASE4.0.5.RELEASE4.0.6.RELEASE4.0.7.RELEASE
4.0.8
org.springframework:spring-webmvc
Maven
4.1.0 up to 4.1.2, plus listed versions
4.1.0.RELEASE4.1.1.RELEASE
4.1.2
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

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
PoC in GitHubilmila/springcss-cve-2014-36252016-02-03
PoC in GitHubgforresu/SpringPathTraversal2016-10-26

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2014-3625 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Pivotal Software Spring Framework, published November 20, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.93%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in org.springframework:spring-webmvc 3.2.12.

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