Answer in brief
CVE-2024-38816 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in Path traversal vulnerability in functional web frameworks. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps org.springframework:spring-webflux (maven), org.springframework:spring-webflux (maven), org.springframework:spring-webflux (maven), org.springframework:spring-webmvc (maven) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps org.springframework:spring-webflux (maven), org.springframework:spring-webflux (maven), org.springframework:spring-webflux (maven), org.springframework:spring-webmvc (maven) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| org.springframework:spring-webfluxmaven | >=6.1.0 <6.1.13 | 6.1.13 |
| org.springframework:spring-webfluxmaven | >=6.0.0 | Not reported |
| org.springframework:spring-webfluxmaven | >=5.3.0 | Not reported |
| org.springframework:spring-webmvcmaven | >=6.1.0 <6.1.13 | 6.1.13 |
| org.springframework:spring-webmvcmaven | >=6.0.0 | Not reported |
| org.springframework:spring-webmvcmaven | >=5.3.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 13, 2024
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026
Applications serving static resources through the functional web frameworks WebMvc.fn or WebFlux.fn are vulnerable to path traversal attacks. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests and obtain any file on the file system that is also accessible to the process in which the Spring application is running. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when both of the following are true: * the web application uses RouterFunctions to serve static resources * resource handling is explicitly configured with a FileSystemResource location However, malicious requests are blocked and rejected when any of the following is true: * the Spring Security HTTP Firewall https://docs.spring.io/spring-security/reference/servlet/exploits/firewall.html is in use * the application runs on Tomcat or Jetty
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