VMware Spring Framework 5.3.x < 5.3.26, 6.0.x < 6.0.7 Security Bypass Vulnerability - Linux

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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:vmware:spring_framework";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.104648");
  script_version("2025-09-04T05:39:49+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-04 05:39:49 +0000 (Thu, 04 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-03-21 12:09:06 +0000 (Tue, 21 Mar 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-04-03 18:20:00 +0000 (Mon, 03 Apr 2023)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-20860");

  script_name("VMware Spring Framework 5.3.x < 5.3.26, 6.0.x < 6.0.7 Security Bypass Vulnerability - Linux");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_vmware_spring_framework_consolidation.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("vmware/spring/framework/ssh-login/detected");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://spring.io/blog/2023/03/20/spring-framework-6-0-7-and-5-3-26-fix-cve-2023-20860-and-cve-2023-20861");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20860");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The VMware Spring Framework is prone to a security bypass
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Using '**' as a pattern in Spring Security configuration with
  the 'mvcRequestMatcher' creates a mismatch in pattern matching between Spring Security and Spring
  MVC, and the potential for a security bypass.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VMware Spring Framework versions 5.3.x prior to 5.3.26 and
  6.0.x prior to 6.0.7. Versions older than 5.3 are not affected.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 5.3.26, 6.0.7 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version_unreliable");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if( isnull( port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
  exit( 0 );

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if( version_in_range_exclusive( version:version, test_version_lo:"5.3.0", test_version_up:"5.3.26" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"5.3.26/6.0.7", install_path:location );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

if( version_in_range_exclusive( version:version, test_version_lo:"6.0.0", test_version_up:"6.0.7" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"6.0.7", install_path:location );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );