CVE-2026-40999: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

When WS-Addressing is used with non-anonymous ReplyTo or FaultTo addresses, Spring WS may initiate outbound connections through configured WebServiceMessageSender instances to destinations taken directly from request headers without verifying that those destinations are safe to connect to. Affect...

CVE-2026-40998: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Jaxp13XPathTemplate evaluated XPath expressions for StreamSource and SAXSource inputs using a code path that parsed attacker-controlled XML with the JDK's default DocumentBuilderFactory behavior instead of Spring's hardened parser configuration. Applications that evaluate XPath against untrusted...

CVE-2026-40997: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Several Spring WS integration paths with Spring Security could surface detailed account state for example locked or disabled user semantics to remote SOAP clients through exception messages or callback outcomes, instead of failing with generic authentication errors. That behavior assists remote...

PT-2026-48622

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Spring Web Services versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.1 Spring Web Services versions 4.1.0 through 4.1.3 Spring Web Services versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.18 Spring Web Services versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.8 Description When WS-Addressing is used with...

PT-2026-48617

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Spring Web Services versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.1 Spring Web Services versions 4.1.0 through 4.1.3 Spring Web Services versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.18 Spring Web Services versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.8 Description The Wss4jSecurityInterceptor...

PT-2026-48618

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Spring Web Services versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.1 Spring Web Services versions 4.1.0 through 4.1.3 Spring Web Services versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.18 Spring Web Services versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.8 Description X509AuthenticationProvider could...

PT-2026-48620

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Spring Web Services versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.1 Spring Web Services versions 4.1.0 through 4.1.3 Spring Web Services versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.18 Spring Web Services versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.8 Description Integration paths between Spring W...

cve-2026-40999 - HIGH - Spring WS SSRF via unvalidated WS-Addressing reply destinations

cve-2026-40999 - HIGH - Spring WS SSRF via unvalidated WS-Addressing reply destinations...

Insecure Defaults

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insecure Defaults due to the Wss4jSecurityInterceptor class in Wss4jSecurityInterceptor.java initializing its bspCompliant flag to false, so inbound validation always calls RequestData.setDisableBSPEnforcementtrue and disables WSS4J's...

This Week in Spring – December 16th, 2025

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! And what a week it’s been! We’ve got around nine shopping days ’til Christmas, and the New Year is almost here! Things are moving so quickly and the Spring community is no exception! Let's dive into this week's wonderful...

This Week in Spring - July 22nd, 2025

Hi, Spring fans! It's almost SpringOne time!! AAAAH it's all moving so quickly! I can hardly stand it. SpringOne's next month, in lovely Las Vegas, and I'll be there. Will you? Have you registered? We'll be looking at the impending Spring Boot 4.0 and Spring Framework 7.0 releases! It's going to ...

This Week in Spring – March 18th, 2025

Hi, Spring fans! I just got back from the amazing JavaOne show held in Redwood Shores. It was a fun, uproarious event and a great chance to reconnect with tons of friends, old and new. I love this community! One of the central highlights of this show? Java 24 is here, finally! And, as usual, we'v...

This Week in Spring - January 16th, 2024

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! It's the 16th of January already! We're closer to February than not! I can hardly believe it. As always, we've got a lot to cover so let's dive right into it. the Spring Authorization Server 1.3.0-m1 is now available this is...

Vulnerability fixed in NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager

NetApp has fixed a vulnerability in the Spring Web Services component of Active IQ Unified Manager for Windows, Linux, and VMware vSphere. The vulnerability allows a malicious party to gain access to sensitive data, potentially to manipulate it, or to cause a denial-of-service. NetApp has release...

SUSE CVE-2019-3773

Spring Web Services, versions 2.4.3, 3.0.4, and older unsupported versions of all three projects, were susceptible to XML External Entity Injection XXE when receiving XML data from untrusted sources...

This Week in Spring - November 22nd, 2022 - Spring Boot 3 and Thanksgiving edition!

Hi, Spring fans! Its Tuesday, the 22nd of November, 2022, as I write this, which means were two days away from Spring Boot 3 and Thanksgiving. Spring Boot 3, Ive written about in abundance so I wont rehash that. If you want to learn more about some of the amazing new features in Spring Framework ...

This Week in Spring - October 25th, 2022

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! When last we spoke, I was in Las Vegas, NV, for the JavaOne show. It was amazing! Im in sunny Singapore, then off to Malaysia and Thailand. Its the first time Ive been to any of these places since 2019! How good it is to be...

This Week in Spring - October 18th, 2022

Hi, Spring fans! Howre you doin? Im doin alright! Last week I was in Antwerp, Belgium, for the amazing Devoxx BE show. I did a presentation with my friend and hero James Ward on Spring and Kotlin that was voted third most-liked talk at a show with more than 250 speakers! That was a personal caree...

spring-ws: XML External Entity Injection (XXE) when receiving XML data from untrusted sources

Spring Web Services, versions 2.4.3, 3.0.4, and older unsupported versions of all three projects, were susceptible to XML External Entity Injection XXE when receiving XML data from untrusted sources...

CVE-2019-3773

Spring Web Services, versions 2.4.3, 3.0.4, and older unsupported versions of all three projects, were susceptible to XML External Entity Injection XXE when receiving XML data from untrusted sources...