The SourceHttpMessageConverter in Spring MVC in Spring Framework before 3.2.5 and 4.0.0.M1 through 4.0.0.RC1 does not disable external entity resolution, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, and conduct CSRF attacks via crafted XML, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4152 and CVE-2013-7315.
CVE-2013-6429 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Spring Web
Library home page: https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-framework
Path to dependency file: /pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-web/3.2.4.RELEASE/spring-web-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-webmvc-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar (Root Library) - :x: **spring-web-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: c42e663814e4b88294ff90339ad577ca1afcf531
Found in base branch: master
The SourceHttpMessageConverter in Spring MVC in Spring Framework before 3.2.5 and 4.0.0.M1 through 4.0.0.RC1 does not disable external entity resolution, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, and conduct CSRF attacks via crafted XML, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4152 and CVE-2013-7315.
Publish Date: 2014-01-26
URL: CVE-2013-6429
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6429
Release Date: 2014-01-26
Fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-web): 3.2.5.RELEASE
Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-webmvc): 3.2.5.RELEASE
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