RFD Attack via “Content-Disposition” Header Sourced from Request
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- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 6.2.8, 6.1.21
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
In Spring Framework, versions 6.0.x as of 6.0.5, versions 6.1.x and 6.2.x, an application is vulnerable to a reflected file download (RFD) attack when it sets a “Content-Disposition” header with a non-ASCII charset, where the filename attribute is derived from user-supplied input. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all the following are true: • The header is prepared with org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition. • The filename is set via ContentDisposition.Builder#filename(String, Charset). • The value for the filename is derived from user-supplied input. • The application does not sanitize the user-supplied input. • The downloaded content of the response is injected with malicious commands by the attacker (see RFD paper reference for details). An application is not vulnerable if any of the following is true: • The application does not set a “Content-Disposition” response header. • The header is not prepared with org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition. • The filename is set via one of: * ContentDisposition.Builder#filename(String), or • ContentDisposition.Builder#filename(String, ASCII) • The filename is not derived from user-supplied input. • The filename is derived from user-supplied input but sanitized by the application. • The attacker cannot inject malicious content in the downloaded content of the response. Affected Spring Products and VersionsSpring Framework: • 6.2.0 - 6.2.7 • 6.1.0 - 6.1.20 • 6.0.5 - 6.0.28 • Older, unsupported versions are not affected MitigationUsers of affected versions should upgrade to the corresponding fixed version. Affected version(s)Fix versionAvailability6.2.x6.2.8OSS6.1.x6.1.21OSS6.0.x6.0.29 Commercial https://enterprise.spring.io/ No further mitigation steps are necessary. CWE-113 in `Content-Disposition` handling in VMware Spring Framework versions 6.0.5 to 6.2.7 allows remote attackers to launch Reflected File Download (RFD) attacks via unsanitized user input in `ContentDisposition.Builder#filename(String, Charset)` with non-ASCII charsets.
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- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- VMware Spring Framework
From 6.0.5 · through 6.0.28; From 6.1.0 · through 6.1.20; From 6.2.0 · through 6.2.7
- org.springframework:spring-webMaven
From 6.2.0 · fixed in 6.2.8
- org.springframework:spring-webMaven
From 6.1.0 · fixed in 6.1.21
- org.springframework:spring-webMaven
From 6.0.5 · through 6.0.23