CVE-2016-9879
It was found that Spring Security does not consider URL path parameters when processing security constraints. By adding a URL path parameter with an encoded / to a request an attacker may be able to bypass a security constraint.
Find out more about CVE-2016-9879 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 6.5 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | None |
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3 | RHSA-2017:1832 | 2017-08-10 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3 | RHSA-2017:1832 | 2017-08-10 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | spring-security-core | Will not fix |
| RHEV Manager 3 | jasperreports-server-pro | Will not fix |
Mitigation
Use a Servlet container known not to include path parameters in the return values for getServletPath() and getPathInfo()