CVE-2018-11040

Spring Framework, versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.7 and 4.3.x prior to 4.3.18 and older unsupported versions, allows web applications to enable cross-domain requests via JSONP (JSON with Padding) through AbstractJsonpResponseBodyAdvice for REST controllers and MappingJackson2JsonView for browser requests. Both are not enabled by default in Spring Framework nor Spring Boot, however, when MappingJackson2JsonView is configured in an application, JSONP support is automatically ready to use through the "jsonp" and "callback" JSONP parameters, enabling cross-domain requests.

Published: 2018-06-25 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-11040 is rated Moderate Risk (61.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.56%, 91th 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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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-11040

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 2026-06-06 7.32% 6.56% -0.75%
2 2025-12-08 8.25% 7.32% -0.93%
3 2025-11-21 8.25%

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-11040

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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: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: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.
3.9 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-2018-11040

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-11040

GHSA-f26x-pr96-vw86 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.springframework:spring-core

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-11040

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2018-11040 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-2018-11040
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11040
ubuntu medium CVE-2018-11040 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-2018-11040

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-11040

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_product_lifecycle_management 9.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle agile_product_lifecycle_management 9.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle agile_product_lifecycle_management 9.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_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_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 13.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager:13.2:*:*:*:*:mysql:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_ops_center 12.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center:12.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_private_banking 2.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_private_banking 2.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:2.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_private_banking 12.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_private_banking 12.0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_private_banking 12.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_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 >= 3.4.10, <= 4.0.6.5281 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql_enterprise_monitor >= 4.0.7, <= 8.0.2.8191 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle product_lifecycle_management 9.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:product_lifecycle_management:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_advanced_inventory_planning 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_advanced_inventory_planning:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_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_service_backbone 16.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:16.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 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-2018-11040

URL Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00022.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-11040 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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