GHSA-f93f-g33r-8pcp
GitHub Security Advisory
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Spring Framework
✓ GitHub Reviewed
HIGH
Has CVE
Advisory Details
When processing user provided XML documents, the Spring Framework 4.0.0 to 4.0.4, 3.0.0 to 3.2.8, and possibly earlier unsupported versions did not disable by default the resolution of URI references in a DTD declaration. This enabled an XXE attack.
Affected Packages
Maven
org.springframework:spring-webmvc
Affected versions:
4.0.0
(fixed in 4.0.5)
Maven
org.springframework:spring-webmvc
Affected versions:
3.0.0
(fixed in 3.2.8)
Related CVEs
Key Information
7.5
/10
Dataset
Last updated: September 5, 2025 6:30 AM
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