CVE-2015-5211

Exp

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.

Published: 2017-05-25 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-5211 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.57%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-5211

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5211

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 2026-06-15 1.91% 2.57% +0.66%
2 2025-08-06 1.65% 1.91% +0.26%
3 2025-07-23 — 1.65% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-5211

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.6 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 6.0 [email protected]
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-5211

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2015-5211

GHSA-pgf9-h69p-pcgf · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in org.springframework:spring-core

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-5211

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2015-5211 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-2015-5211
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-5211 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libspring-java), 17 status rows across 17 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 9, ignored 5, released 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5211

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-5211

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware spring_framework 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.14 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-5211

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