CVE-2011-2730

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."

Published: 2012-12-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-2730 is rated Moderate Risk (63.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 46.31%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2730

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-14 46.77% 46.31% -0.47%
2 2026-04-11 47.10% 46.77% -0.33%
3 2026-02-17 47.10%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2730

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2730

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2011-2730

GHSA-wv88-pf73-x22p · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code in Spring Framework

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-2730

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2730
ubuntu low CVE-2011-2730 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libspring-2.5-java), 9 status rows across 9 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): DNE 5, ignored 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2730

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2011-2730

Impact: Per update to Hyperlink Record 1199655 (http://support.springsource.com/security/cve-2011-2730), the score has been adjusted based on remote code execution

Comment: Per update to http://support.springsource.com/security/cve-2011-2730

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2730

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
springsource spring_framework <= 2.5.7_sr01 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework <= 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:2.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:2.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 2.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 2.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 2.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 2.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
springsource spring_framework 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:springsource:spring_framework:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2730

URL Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=677814
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0191.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0192.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0193.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0194.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0195.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0196.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0197.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0198.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0221.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0533.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51984
http://secunia.com/advisories/52054
http://secunia.com/advisories/55155
http://support.springsource.com/security/cve-2011-2730 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2504
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029151
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dc1xxO8UMFaGLOwgkykYdghGWm_2Gn0iCrxFsympqcE/edit
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