Broadcom Spring Web Flow
CVE-2017-8039
An issue was discovered in Pivotal Spring Web Flow through 2.4.5. Applications that do not change the value of the MvcViewFactoryCreator useSpringBinding property which is disabled by default (i.e., set to 'false') can be vulnerable to malicious EL expressions in view states that process form submissions but do not have a sub-element to declare explicit data binding property mappings. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-4971.
What this means for your business
- It affects Broadcom Spring Web Flow. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Broadcom Spring Web Flow, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 5.9 (v3.0)
- Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N- Weakness
- CWE-1188
- Assigned by
- security_alert@emc.com
Dates
- Published
- 2017-11-27
- Last modified
- 2026-09-08
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Broadcom Spring Web Flow2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.4, 2.4.5
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.