CVE-2011-2730

High

Description

VMware SpringSource Spring Framework before 2.5.6.SEC03, 2.5.7.SR023, and 3.x before 3.0.6, when a container supports Expression Language (EL), evaluates EL expressions in tags twice, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a (1) name attribute in a (a) spring:hasBindErrors tag; (2) path attribute in a (b) spring:bind or (c) spring:nestedpath tag; (3) arguments, (4) code, (5) text, (6) var, (7) scope, or (8) message attribute in a (d) spring:message or (e) spring:theme tag; or (9) var, (10) scope, or (11) value attribute in a (f) spring:transform tag, aka "Expression Language Injection."

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductSpringsource Spring Framework
PublishedDec 5, 2012
First seenDec 5, 2012

How to fix

Update
  • org.springframework:spring-core3.0.6, 2.5.6.SEC03, 2.5.7.SR023 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
springsource spring_frameworkv ≤ 2.5.7_sr01, v ≤ 3.0.5, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5, 2.5.6, 2.5.7, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4—
org.springframework:spring-coreMaven3.0.0 ≤ v < 3.0.6, v < 2.5.6.SEC03, 2.5.7.SR0 ≤ v < 2.5.7.SR0233.0.6, 2.5.6.SEC03, 2.5.7.SR023

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