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VMware Spring Framework <= 5.3.44, 6.0.0 - 6.1.22, 6.2.0 - 6.2.10 Annotation Detection Vulnerability - Windows

🗓️ 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AGType 
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Windows VMware Spring Framework annotation detection vulnerability; affected versions 5.3.44, 6.0.0–6.1.22, 6.2.0.

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.119112");
  script_version("2025-09-18T05:38:39+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-18 05:38:39 +0000 (Thu, 18 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-09-16 14:57:41 +0000 (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-41249");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");

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

  script_name("VMware Spring Framework <= 5.3.44, 6.0.0 - 6.1.22, 6.2.0 - 6.2.10 Annotation Detection Vulnerability - Windows");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 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_tag(name:"summary", value:"The VMware Spring Framework is prone to an annotation detection
  vulnerability.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The Spring Framework annotation detection mechanism may not
  correctly resolve annotations on methods within type hierarchies with a parameterized super type
  with unbounded generics. This can be an issue if such annotations are used for authorization
  decisions.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VMware Spring Framework version 5.3.44 and prior, 6.0.0 through
  6.1.22 and 6.2.0 through 6.2.10.

  Vendor notes:

  - Your application may be affected by this if you are using Spring Security's
  @EnableMethodSecurity feature.

  You are not affected by this if you are not using @EnableMethodSecurity or if you do not use
  security annotations on methods in generic superclasses or generic interfaces.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 5.3.45, 6.1.23, 6.2.11 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41249");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://spring.io/blog/2025/09/15/spring-framework-and-spring-security-fixes-for-CVE-2025-41249-and-CVE-2025-41248");

  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"];

# nb: Advisory contains "Older, unsupported versions are also affected"
if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "5.3.45")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.3.45", 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: "6.1.23")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "6.1.23", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "6.2.0", test_version_up: "6.2.11")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "6.2.11", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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18 Sep 2025 00:00Current
7High risk
Vulners AI Score7
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.00461
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