`CVE-2018-11040` Spring Framework

Affected software	Spring Framework
Severity	7.5 High CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in	`5.0.7.RELEASE`, `4.3.18.RELEASE`
Weakness	CWE-829
Published	25 Jun 2018
Updated	8 Oct 2026

Description

Spring Framework, versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.7 and 4.3.x prior to 4.3.18 and older unsupported versions, allows web applications to enable cross-domain requests via JSONP (JSON with Padding) through AbstractJsonpResponseBodyAdvice for REST controllers and MappingJackson2JsonView for browser requests. Both are not enabled by default in Spring Framework nor Spring Boot, however, when MappingJackson2JsonView is configured in an application, JSONP support is automatically ready to use through the "jsonp" and "callback" JSONP parameters, enabling cross-domain requests.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 8 years ago.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 3.2% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

A public code fix exists: spring-projects/spring-framework 8748594.

Protection none
Action unverified
Review automated Upstream data
Record active

Decided by	Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all
Finding	This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.

Decided by

Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

Finding

This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.

CVSS

7.5 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N NVD Primary published

CVSS 2.0 4.3 none AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.1	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`	NVD	Primary	published
CVSS 2.0	4.3	none	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`	NVD	Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev

Package Introduced Fixed Last affected

org.springframework:spring-core 5.0.0.RELEASE 5.0.7.RELEASE unbounded

org.springframework:spring-core 4.3.0.RELEASE 4.3.18.RELEASE unbounded

Package	Introduced	Fixed	Last affected
`org.springframework:spring-core`	5.0.0.RELEASE	`5.0.7.RELEASE`	unbounded
`org.springframework:spring-core`	4.3.0.RELEASE	`4.3.18.RELEASE`	unbounded

Products and versions

29 products, 53 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	debian	debian linux	generic	9.0
nvd	oracle	agile product lifecycle management	generic	9.3.3 · 9.3.4 · 9.3.5
nvd	oracle	application testing suite	generic	12.5.0.3 · 13.1.0.1 · 13.2.0.1 · 13.3.0.1
nvd	oracle	communications network integrity	generic	≥ 7.3.2 and ≤ 7.3.6
nvd	oracle	communications online mediation controller	generic	6.1
nvd	oracle	communications services gatekeeper	generic	＜ 6.1.0.4.0
nvd	oracle	communications unified inventory management	generic	7.3.2 · 7.3.4 · 7.3.5 · 7.4.0
nvd	oracle	endeca information discovery integrator	generic	3.1.0 · 3.2.0
nvd	oracle	enterprise manager	generic	13.2
nvd	oracle	enterprise manager ops center	generic	12.3.3
nvd	oracle	flexcube private banking	generic	2.0.0.0 · 2.2.0.1 · 12.0.1.0 · 12.0.3.0 · 12.1.0.0
nvd	oracle	healthcare master person index	generic	3.0 · 4.0
nvd	oracle	hospitality guest access	generic	4.2.0 · 4.2.1
nvd	oracle	insurance calculation engine	generic	≥ 11.0.0 and ≤ 11.3.1
nvd	oracle	insurance rules palette	generic	10.0 · 10.2
nvd	oracle	micros lucas	generic	2.9.5
nvd	oracle	mysql enterprise monitor	generic	≤ 3.4.9.4237 · ≥ 3.4.10 and ≤ 4.0.6.5281 · ≥ 4.0.7 and ≤ 8.0.2.8191
nvd	oracle	product lifecycle management	generic	9.3.6
nvd	oracle	retail advanced inventory planning	generic	15.0
nvd	oracle	retail clearance optimization engine	generic	14.0.5
nvd	oracle	retail customer insights	generic	15.0 · 16.0
nvd	oracle	retail markdown optimization	generic	13.4.4
nvd	oracle	retail predictive application server	generic	14.0.3.26 · 14.1.3.37 · 15.0.3.100 · 16.0
nvd	oracle	retail service backbone	generic	16.0.1
nvd	oracle	retail xstore point of service	generic	7.1
nvd	oracle	utilities network management system	generic	1.12.0.3
nvd	oracle	weblogic server	generic	12.2.1.3.0
osv	org.springframework	spring-core	generic	≥ 4.3.0 and ＜ 4.3.18 · ≥ 5.0.0 and ＜ 5.0.7
nvd	vmware	spring framework	generic	＜ 4.3.18 · ≥ 5.0.0 and ＜ 5.0.7

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

debian

debian linux

generic

9.0

nvd

oracle

agile product lifecycle management

generic

9.3.3 · 9.3.4 · 9.3.5

nvd

oracle

application testing suite

generic

12.5.0.3 · 13.1.0.1 · 13.2.0.1 · 13.3.0.1

nvd

oracle

communications network integrity

generic

≥ 7.3.2 and ≤ 7.3.6

nvd

oracle

communications online mediation controller

generic

6.1

nvd

oracle

communications services gatekeeper

generic

＜ 6.1.0.4.0

nvd

oracle

communications unified inventory management

generic

7.3.2 · 7.3.4 · 7.3.5 · 7.4.0

nvd

oracle

endeca information discovery integrator

generic

3.1.0 · 3.2.0

nvd

oracle

enterprise manager

generic

13.2

nvd

oracle

enterprise manager ops center

generic

12.3.3

nvd

oracle

flexcube private banking

generic

2.0.0.0 · 2.2.0.1 · 12.0.1.0 · 12.0.3.0 · 12.1.0.0

nvd

oracle

healthcare master person index

generic

3.0 · 4.0

nvd

oracle

hospitality guest access

generic

4.2.0 · 4.2.1

nvd

oracle

insurance calculation engine

generic

≥ 11.0.0 and ≤ 11.3.1

nvd

oracle

insurance rules palette

generic

10.0 · 10.2

nvd

oracle

micros lucas

generic

2.9.5

nvd

oracle

mysql enterprise monitor

generic

≤ 3.4.9.4237 · ≥ 3.4.10 and ≤ 4.0.6.5281 · ≥ 4.0.7 and ≤ 8.0.2.8191

nvd

oracle

product lifecycle management

generic

9.3.6

nvd

oracle

retail advanced inventory planning

generic

15.0

nvd

oracle

retail clearance optimization engine

generic

14.0.5

nvd

oracle

retail customer insights

generic

15.0 · 16.0

nvd

oracle

retail markdown optimization

generic

13.4.4

nvd

oracle

retail predictive application server

generic

14.0.3.26 · 14.1.3.37 · 15.0.3.100 · 16.0

nvd

oracle

retail service backbone

generic

16.0.1

nvd

oracle

retail xstore point of service

generic

7.1

nvd

oracle

utilities network management system

generic

1.12.0.3

nvd

oracle

weblogic server

generic

12.2.1.3.0

osv

org.springframework

spring-core

generic

≥ 4.3.0 and ＜ 4.3.18 · ≥ 5.0.0 and ＜ 5.0.7

nvd

vmware

spring framework

generic

＜ 4.3.18 · ≥ 5.0.0 and ＜ 5.0.7

References

URL	Tags
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/874859493bbda59739c38c7e52eb3625f247b93a	WEB
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/b80c13b722bb207ddf43f53a007ee3ddc1dd2e26	WEB
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f26x-pr96-vw86	ADVISORY
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework	PACKAGE
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00022.html	WEB
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-11040	WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html	WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html	WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html	WEB
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html	WEB

URL

Timeline

Published	2018-06-25	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-10-08	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2018-06-25

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-10-08

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

How VRT decided (17 of 24 rules ran)

17 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification no match Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream no match A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component no match The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side no match Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven matched In scope Maven packages: org.springframework:spring-core

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint no match A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

18 open-source-maven matched Mitigation candidate Open-source Maven artifact indexed by OSV (Maven packages: org.springframework:spring-core). The source is public, which makes an ARMR patch rule a candidate; nothing here establishes that one can be written.

19 poc-derivable skipped An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit skipped Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match no match A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc skipped Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold no match Severity is HIGH — only MEDIUM/LOW are deprioritized

24 no-exploit-published decided it matched No exploit published No exploit code has been published, and an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds.

Products the scope rules checked

The products this CVE's record names, and whether VRT tracks each one. The scope rules decided on these.

Vendor Product Tracked CPE Source

vmware spring_framework tracked cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle agile_product_lifecycle_management tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle application_testing_suite tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:12.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle communications_network_integrity tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_network_integrity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle communications_online_mediation_controller tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_online_mediation_controller:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle communications_services_gatekeeper tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_services_gatekeeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle communications_unified_inventory_management tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle endeca_information_discovery_integrator not tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:endeca_information_discovery_integrator:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

oracle enterprise_manager tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager:13.2:*:*:*:*:mysql:*:* yaml

oracle enterprise_manager_ops_center tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center:12.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle flexcube_private_banking tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle healthcare_master_person_index tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:healthcare_master_person_index:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle hospitality_guest_access tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hospitality_guest_access:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle insurance_calculation_engine not tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_calculation_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

oracle insurance_rules_palette tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle micros_lucas not tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:micros_lucas:2.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

oracle mysql_enterprise_monitor tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle product_lifecycle_management not tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:product_lifecycle_management:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

oracle retail_advanced_inventory_planning tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_advanced_inventory_planning:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle retail_clearance_optimization_engine tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_clearance_optimization_engine:14.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle retail_customer_insights tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_customer_insights:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle retail_markdown_optimization tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_markdown_optimization:13.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle retail_predictive_application_server tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_predictive_application_server:14.0.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle retail_service_backbone tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:16.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle utilities_network_management_system tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_network_management_system:1.12.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle weblogic_server tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

debian debian_linux not tracked cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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