MediumCVE-2018-11039

    Pivotal Spring Framework: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CVE-2018-11039)

    Published Last modified Sources: CVE.org, OSV

    What is affected, what to do

    Spring Framework (versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.7, versions 4.3.x prior to 4.3.18, and older unsupported versions) allow web applications to change the HTTP request method to any HTTP method (including TRACE) using the HiddenHttpMethodFilter in Spring MVC. If an application has a pre-existing XSS vulnerability, a malicious user (or attacker) can use this filter to escalate to an XST (Cross Site Tracing) attack.

    Update Pivotal Spring Framework to version 5.0.7, Pivotal Spring Framework to version 4.3.18.

    Affected
    • Pivotal Spring Framework lt 5.0.x..5.0.7
    • Pivotal Spring Framework lt 4.3.x..4.3.18
    Fixed in
    • Pivotal Spring Framework 5.0.7
    • Pivotal Spring Framework 4.3.18

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    Metrics

    5.9

    Priority

    XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.

    Source: NVD, CVSS v3

    5.9

    CVSS v3

    Severity Medium on the scale from 0 to 10.

    Source: CVE.org, OSV

    2.8 %

    EPSS score

    Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.

    Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 86.3

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    Severity
    Medium
    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

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    89.04 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    no public PoC known
    XIEM Effective CVSS

    XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.

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    5.9 Methodology
    CVSS v3

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    5.9
    EPSS score

    The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.

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    2.8 %
    Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.
    EPSS percentile

    The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.

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    86.3
    Critical — this CVE ranks in the top fifth of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 80%).
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    Published
    CISA assessment (SSVC)
    Exploitation: none known · automatable · Technical impact: partial
    Source: CISA Vulnrichment, as of 8 October 2026

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    Spring Framework (versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.7, versions 4.3.x prior to 4.3.18, and older unsupported versions) allow web applications to change the HTTP request method to any HTTP method (including TRACE) using the HiddenHttpMethodFilter in Spring MVC. If an application has a pre-existing XSS vulnerability, a malicious user (or attacker) can use this filter to escalate to an XST (Cross Site Tracing) attack.

    Source: cvelistv5, NVD (NIST), OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    PivotalSpring Framework
    • 4.3.x – < 4.3.18
    • 5.0.x – < 5.0.7
    • 4.3.18
    • 5.0.7
    oracleagile_product_lifecycle_management
    • 9.3.3
    • 9.3.5
    • 9.3.6
    • 9.3.4
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    oracleapplication_testing_suite
    • 13.3.0.1
    • 13.1.0.1
    • 12.5.0.3
    • 13.2.0.1
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    oraclecommunications_diameter_signaling_router
    • < 8.3
    • 8.3
    oraclecommunications_network_integrity
    • 7.3.2 – ≤ 7.3.6
    • —
    oraclecommunications_online_mediation_controller
    • 6.1
    • —
    oraclecommunications_performance_intelligence_center
    • < 10.2.1
    • 10.2.1
    oraclecommunications_services_gatekeeper
    • < 6.1.0.4.0
    • 6.1.0.4.0
    oraclecommunications_unified_inventory_management
    • 7.4.0
    • 7.3.5
    • 7.3.4
    • 7.3.2
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    oracleendeca_information_discovery_integrator
    • 3.1.0
    • 3.2.0
    • —
    • —
    oracleenterprise_manager_base_platform
    • 12.1.0.5.0
    • 13.3.0.0.0
    • 13.2.0.0.0
    • —
    • —
    • —
    oracleenterprise_manager_for_mysql_database
    • 13.2
    • —
    oracleenterprise_manager_ops_center
    • 12.3.3
    • —
    oraclehealth_sciences_information_manager
    • 3.0
    • —
    oraclehealthcare_master_person_index
    • 4.0
    • 3.0
    • —
    • —
    oraclehospitality_guest_access
    • 4.2.0
    • 4.2.1
    • —
    • —
    oracleinsurance_calculation_engine
    • 10.2
    • 11.0.0 – ≤ 11.3.1
    • —
    • —
    oracleinsurance_rules_palette
    • 10.2
    • 10.0
    • —
    • —
    oraclemicros_lucas
    • 2.9.5
    • —
    oraclemysql_enterprise_monitor
    • 8.0.0 – ≤ 8.0.2.8191
    • ≤ 3.4.9.4237
    • 4.0.0 – ≤ 4.0.6.5281
    • —
    • —
    • —
    oracleprimavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management
    • 18.8
    • —
    oracleretail_advanced_inventory_planning
    • 15.0
    • —
    oracleretail_assortment_planning
    • 16.0
    • 15.0
    • 14.1
    • —
    • —
    • —
    oracleretail_clearance_optimization_engine
    • 14.0.5
    • —
    oracleretail_customer_insights
    • 16.0
    • 15.0
    • —
    • —
    oracleretail_financial_integration
    • 16.0
    • —

    Vendors and products

    Affected operating systems

    Affected operating systems
    Linuxdebiandebian_linux9.0

    References & sources

    • NVD (NIST)vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11039advisory
    • github.comspring-projects/spring-framework/issues/21376web
    • github.comspring-projects/spring-framework/commit/323ccf99e575343f63d56e2…web
    • github.comspring-projects/spring-framework/commit/a5cd01a4c857aaaba7ccc51…web
    • github.comspring-projects/spring-framework/commit/dac97f1b7dac3e70ff603fb…web
    • github.comspring-projects/spring-framework/commit/f2694a8ed93f1f63f87ce45…web
    • github.comspring-projects/spring-framework/commit/f64fa3dea10af125d612d3a…web
    • oracle.comtechnetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.htmlweb, x_refsource_MISC
    • oracle.comtechnetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.htmlweb, x_refsource_CONFIRM
    • oracle.comtechnetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.htmlweb, x_refsource_MISC
    • oracle.comsecurity-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlweb, x_refsource_MISC
    • oracle.comsecurity-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlweb, x_refsource_MISC
    • oracle.comsecurity-alerts/cpujan2020.htmlweb, x_refsource_MISC
    • spring.iosecurity/cve-2018-11039web
    • pivotal.iosecurity/cve-2018-11039web, x_refsource_CONFIRM
    • lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20210423 [SECURITY] [DLA 2635-1] libspring-java security updateweb, Mailing list, x_refsource_MLIST
    • github.comspring-projects/spring-frameworkpackage
    • GitHub Security Advisoriesadvisories/GHSA-9gcm-f4x3-8jpwadvisory
    • oracle.comtechnetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.htmlweb, x_refsource_CONFIRM
    • securityfocus.com107984web, Vulnerability database, x_refsource_BID

    Changes to this CVE

    Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).

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      Source identifier: security_alert@emc.com

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      Source identifier: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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