CVE-2015-5211

Description

Under some situations, the Spring Framework 4.2.0 to 4.2.1, 4.0.0 to 4.1.7, 3.2.0 to 3.2.14 and older unsupported versions is vulnerable to a Reflected File Download (RFD) attack. The attack involves a malicious user crafting a URL with a batch script extension that results in the response being downloaded rather than rendered and also includes some input reflected in the response.

Predictions

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

References

• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00012.html
• https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2015-5211
• https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Reflected-File-Download---A-New-Web-Attack-Vector/
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5211
• https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/03f547eb9868f48f44d59b56067d4ac4740672c3
• https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/2bd1daa75ee0b8ec33608ca6ab065ef3e1815543
• https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/a95c3d820dbc4c3ae752f1b3ee22ee860b162402
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pgf9-h69p-pcgf
• https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
• https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Reflected-File-Download---A-New-Web-Attack-Vector
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5211

CWEs

CWE-552