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How the CVE Works
The CVE-2025-XXXXX vulnerability in Spring Framework MVC applications arises due to insufficient path validation in non-compliant Servlet containers. When an application processes user-supplied input for file operations, an attacker can manipulate paths using `../` sequences to traverse directories and access restricted files. This occurs when:
1. The application uses `ServletResourceResolver` or similar mechanisms.
- The Servlet container does not normalize paths securely.
3. Default security configurations are disabled.
Apache Tomcat and Jetty mitigate this with strict path checks, but misconfigured or non-standard containers remain at risk.
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Platform: Spring Framework
Version: 5.3.0-6.2.9
Vulnerability: Path Traversal
Severity: Moderate
Date: Aug 18, 2025
Prediction: Patch by Sep 1, 2025
What Undercode Say
Analytics:
curl -X GET "https://api.nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-XXXXX" grep -r "ServletResourceResolver" /app/src
Exploit:
GET /static/..%2F..%2Fetc/passwd HTTP/1.1 Host: vulnerable-app.com
Protection from this CVE:
1. Upgrade to Spring 6.2.10+.
2. Enforce `strict-http-firewall`.
3. Disable custom `ResourceResolver` overrides.
Impact:
Unauthorized file read access.
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