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GHSA-6r3c-xf4w-jxjm

GitHub Security Advisory

Spring Framework vulnerable to a reflected file download (RFD)

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Description

In Spring Framework, versions 6.0.x as of 6.0.5, versions 6.1.x and 6.2.x, an application is vulnerable to a reflected file download (RFD) attack when it sets a “Content-Disposition” header with a non-ASCII charset, where the filename attribute is derived from user-supplied input.

Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all the following are true:

- The header is prepared with `org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition`.
- The filename is set via `ContentDisposition.Builder#filename(String, Charset)`.
- The value for the filename is derived from user-supplied input.
- The application does not sanitize the user-supplied input.
- The downloaded content of the response is injected with malicious commands by the attacker (see RFD paper reference for details).

An application is not vulnerable if any of the following is true:

- The application does not set a “Content-Disposition” response header.
- The header is not prepared with `org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition`.
- The filename is set via one of:
- `ContentDisposition.Builder#filename(String)`, or
- `ContentDisposition.Builder#filename(String, ASCII)`
- The filename is not derived from user-supplied input.
- The filename is derived from user-supplied input but sanitized by the application.
- The attacker cannot inject malicious content in the downloaded content of the response.

### Affected Spring Products and VersionsSpring Framework

- 6.2.0 - 6.2.7
- 6.1.0 - 6.1.20
- 6.0.5 - 6.0.28
- Older, unsupported versions are not affected

### Mitigation

Users of affected versions should upgrade to the corresponding fixed version.

| Affected version(s) | Fix version | Availability |
| - | - | - |
| 6.2.x | 6.2.8 | OSS |
| 6.1.x | 6.1.21 | OSS |
| 6.0.x | 6.0.29 | [Commercial](https://enterprise.spring.io/) |

No further mitigation steps are necessary.

Affected Packages

Maven org.springframework:spring-web
Affected versions: 6.2.0 (fixed in 6.2.8)
Maven org.springframework:spring-web
Affected versions: 6.1.0 (fixed in 6.1.21)
Maven org.springframework:spring-web
Affected versions: 6.0.5 (last affected: 6.0.23)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-6r3c-xf4w-jxjm
Published
June 13, 2025 12:33 AM
Last Modified
June 13, 2025 10:12 PM
CVSS Score
5.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Maven
Primary Package
org.springframework:spring-web
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: June 14, 2025 6:24 AM

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