CVE-2018-11039

Spring Framework (versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.7, versions 4.3.x prior to 4.3.18, and older unsupported versions) allow web applications to change the HTTP request method to any HTTP method (including TRACE) using the HiddenHttpMethodFilter in Spring MVC. If an application has a pre-existing XSS vulnerability, a malicious user (or attacker) can use this filter to escalate to an XST (Cross Site Tracing) attack.

Published: 2018-06-25 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2018-11039 is rated Moderate Risk (53.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.60%). Review affected assets and schedule 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-2018-11039

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 2025-12-08 2.92% 2.60% -0.32%
2 2025-11-21 1.75% 2.92% +1.16%
3 2025-11-18 — 1.75% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-11039

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.2 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-11039

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-11039

GHSA-9gcm-f4x3-8jpw · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Spring Framework Cross Site Tracing (XST)

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-11039

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2018-11039 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-2018-11039
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11039
ubuntu medium CVE-2018-11039 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, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 16, needed 2, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11039

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-11039

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware spring_framework < 4.3.18 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle agile_plm 9.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle agile_plm 9.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle agile_plm 9.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle agile_plm 9.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle application_testing_suite 12.5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:12.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle application_testing_suite 13.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle application_testing_suite 13.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle application_testing_suite 13.3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_diameter_signaling_router < 8.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_network_integrity >= 7.3.2, <= 7.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_network_integrity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_online_mediation_controller 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_online_mediation_controller:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_performance_intelligence_center < 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_performance_intelligence_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_services_gatekeeper < 6.1.0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_services_gatekeeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_unified_inventory_management 7.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_unified_inventory_management 7.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_unified_inventory_management 7.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_unified_inventory_management 7.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle endeca_information_discovery_integrator 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:endeca_information_discovery_integrator:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle endeca_information_discovery_integrator 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:endeca_information_discovery_integrator:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform 12.1.0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:12.1.0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform 13.2.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform 13.3.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.3.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_for_mysql_database 13.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_for_mysql_database:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_ops_center 12.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center:12.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle health_sciences_information_manager 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:health_sciences_information_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle healthcare_master_person_index 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:healthcare_master_person_index:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle healthcare_master_person_index 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:healthcare_master_person_index:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle hospitality_guest_access 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hospitality_guest_access:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle hospitality_guest_access 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hospitality_guest_access:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_calculation_engine >= 11.0.0, <= 11.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_calculation_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_calculation_engine 10.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_calculation_engine:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_rules_palette 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_rules_palette 10.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle micros_lucas 2.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:micros_lucas:2.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql_enterprise_monitor <= 3.4.9.4237 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql_enterprise_monitor >= 4.0.0, <= 4.0.6.5281 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql_enterprise_monitor >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.2.8191 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management 18.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management:18.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_advanced_inventory_planning 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_advanced_inventory_planning:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_assortment_planning 14.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_assortment_planning:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_assortment_planning 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_assortment_planning:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_assortment_planning 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_assortment_planning:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_clearance_optimization_engine 14.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_clearance_optimization_engine:14.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_customer_insights 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_customer_insights:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_customer_insights 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_customer_insights:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_financial_integration 13.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_financial_integration 14.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_financial_integration 14.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_financial_integration 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_financial_integration 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_integration_bus 14.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:14.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_markdown_optimization 13.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_markdown_optimization:13.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_predictive_application_server 14.0.3.26 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_predictive_application_server:14.0.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_predictive_application_server 14.1.3.37 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_predictive_application_server:14.1.3.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_predictive_application_server 15.0.3..100 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_predictive_application_server:15.0.3..100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_predictive_application_server 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_predictive_application_server:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle utilities_network_management_system 1.12.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_network_management_system:1.12.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle weblogic_server 10.3.6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:10.3.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle weblogic_server 12.1.3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.1.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle weblogic_server 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-11039

URL Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107984 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00022.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-11039 Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html Patch Third Party Advisory
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