GHSA-hhm4-hwq6-3c6w · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Spring Framework
Directory traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework 3.0.4 through 3.2.x before 3.2.12, 4.0.x before 4.0.8, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to static resource handling.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-3625 is rated Moderate Risk (52.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 16.99%, 95th 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.
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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 | 2026-05-01 | 17.36% | 16.99% | -0.37% |
| 2 | 2026-04-21 | 16.99% | 17.36% | +0.37% |
| 3 | 2026-03-17 | — | 16.99% | — |
Full EPSS history (42 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-hhm4-hwq6-3c6w · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Spring Framework
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2014-3625 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libspring-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3625 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3625 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2014-3625 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libspring-java), 20 status rows across 20 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 10, ignored 7, DNE 1, needs-triage 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3625 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| pivotal_software | spring_framework | >= 3.1.0, <= 3.1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| pivotal_software | spring_framework | >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.12 | cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| pivotal_software | spring_framework | >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| pivotal_software | spring_framework | >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | spring_framework | >= 3.0.4, <= 3.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0236.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.pivotal.io/security/cve-2014-3625 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-12354 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00012.html |