A Bootiful Podcast: Google Developer Advocate, Java legend, Alexis Moussine Pouchkine

Hi, Spring fans! Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! Have you tried out Spring Boot 3.2? It comes out NEXT week on the 23rd! Get the bits and try them out now! This week I am joined by Google Developer Advocate, Java legend, Alexis Moussine Pouchkine...

This Week in Spring - October 17th, 2023

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to yet another installment of This Week in Spring! It's October 17th, 2023, and I am here in Montreal, Canada, and then I'm off to Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday for the Java User Group there. Don't miss it! We've got a lot to cover this week so let's dive right into it...

This Week in Spring - October 10th, 2023

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! Last week I was in Antwerp, Belgium, for the amazing Devoxx Belgium event, and this week I've been in Amsterdam for the SpringOne Tour Amsterdam stop and - in the middle of the SpringOne Tour Amsterdam event - I dipped out to...

Exposure of data and identity to wrong session in Spring for GraphQL

A batch loader function in Spring for GraphQL versions 1.1.0 - 1.1.5 and 1.2.0 - 1.2.2 may be exposed to GraphQL context with values, including security context values, from a different session. An application is vulnerable if it provides a DataLoaderOptions instance when registering batch loader...

This Week in Spring - August 1st, 2023

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! Can you believe it's already August 1, 2023??? Me either. As I write this, I'm preparing some of my contributions for SpringOne at VMWare Explore 2023, happening next month in lovely Las Vegas, NV. Have you registered yet? I'...

This Week in Spring - June 20th, 2023

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! I'm in Sydney, Australia, talking to customers, koalas, kangaroos, and whoever else will listen! I'll be doing a live presentation, tonight at the Microsoft Reactor here in Sydney. Register now and come join me! As usual, we'...

A Bootiful Podcast: Java Developer Advocate Billy Korando on the latest and greatest in Java

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, Josh Long @starbuxman talks to Java Developer Advocate Billy Korando, recorded live from the amazing Spring I/O show in Barcelona, Spain!...

A Bootiful Podcast: Spring Integration lead Artem Bilan on the latest in Spring Integration 6

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment Josh Long @starbuxman talks to Spring Integration lead Artem Bilan @artembilan about the latest and greatest in Spring Integration. Spring Integration makes it easier to connect an increasingly larger ecosystem of disparate services and systems. SHOW NOTES: I...

A Bootiful Podcast: Java Champion Gunnar Morling about messaging middleware, Debezium, change data capture, and more.

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, Josh Long @starbuxman talks to Java Champion Gunnar Morling @gunnarmorling about messaging middleware, Debezium, and more...

Spring Tips: the road to Spring Boot 3: Spring Framework 6

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, we begin a journey to Spring Boot 3, due end of November 2022. In this installment, well look - at a very high level - at some of the amazing features in Spring Framework 6, which underpins Spring Boot 3. Want to learn more about Spring Framework 6 and Spring...

Potential Unintended Data Exposure for Resource Exposed by Spring Data REST

Applications that allow HTTP PATCH access to resources exposed by Spring Data REST in versions 3.6.0 - 3.6.5, 3.7.0 - 3.7.2, and older unsupported versions, if an attacker knows about the structure of the underlying domain model, they can craft HTTP requests that expose hidden entity attributes...

A Bootiful Podcast: EasyMock contributor, Java Champion, and Java luminary Henri Tremblay

Hi, Spring fans! In this episode, Josh Long @starbuxman talks to fellow Java Champion, EasyMock engineer, and Java luminary, JUG leader, and legend Henri Tremblay @henritremblay...

Remote code execution in Spring Cloud Function by malicious Spring Expression

In Spring Cloud Function versions 3.1.6, 3.2.2 and older unsupported versions, when using routing functionality it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL as a routing-expression that may result in remote code execution and access to local resources...

XML External Entity Injection (XXE)

Spring Integration spring-integration-xml and spring-integration-ws modules, versions 4.3.18, 5.0.10, 5.1.1, and older unsupported versions, were susceptible to XML External Entity Injection XXE when receiving XML data from untrusted sources...

Remote Code Execution with spring-security-oauth2

Spring Security OAuth, versions 2.3 prior to 2.3.3 and 2.2 prior to 2.2.2 and 2.1 prior to 2.1.2 and 2.0 prior to 2.0.15 and older unsupported versions, contains a remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious user or attacker can craft an authorization request to the authorization endpoint th...

Unauthorized Access with Spring Security Method Security

Spring Security in combination with Spring Framework 5.0.5.RELEASE contain an authorization bypass when using method security. An unauthorized malicious user can gain unauthorized access to methods that should be restricted...

RCE in PATCH requests in Spring Data REST

Malicious PATCH requests submitted to servers using Spring Data REST backed HTTP resources can use specially crafted JSON data to run arbitrary Java code...

Remote Code Execution in Spring AMQP

The class org.springframework.core.serializer.DefaultDeserializer does not validate the deserialized object against a whitelist. By supplying a crafted serialized object like Chris Frohoff's Commons Collection gadget, remote code execution can be achieved...

XSS when using Spring MVC

When a programmer does not specify the action on the Spring form, Spring automatically populates the action field with the requested uri. An attacker can use this to inject malicious content into the form...

Spring Office Hours Podcast: S5E22 - Live from KCDC

Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for the latest updates from the Spring Ecosystem. In this episode, Dan and DaShaun broadcast live from the Kansas City Developer Conference, one of the largest community driven developer events in the country. Expect conference highlights, hallway track...

CVE-2026-59323

CVE-2026-59323...

CVE-2026-59308

CVE-2026-59308...

cve-2026-59279 - HIGH - Unbounded persistent session allocation via repeated initialize requests

cve-2026-59279 - HIGH - Unbounded persistent session allocation via repeated initialize requests...

cve-2026-41707 - HIGH - Spring Security DPoPProofJwtDecoderFactory vulnerable to DPoP Proof Replay

cve-2026-41707 - HIGH - Spring Security DPoPProofJwtDecoderFactory vulnerable to DPoP Proof Replay...

cve-2026-47850 - MEDIUM - Spring Data REST allows mutation of the version property of immutable aggregates via PUT

cve-2026-47850 - MEDIUM - Spring Data REST allows mutation of the version property of immutable aggregates via PUT...

cve-2026-47851 - HIGH - Unbounded recursion over attacker-controlled PDF outline tree in Spring AI PDF Document Reader

cve-2026-47851 - HIGH - Unbounded recursion over attacker-controlled PDF outline tree in Spring AI PDF Document Reader...

cve-2026-47856 - MEDIUM - JsonToObjectTransformer resolves the json__TypeId__ message header to an arbitrary class without an allow-list

cve-2026-47856 - MEDIUM - JsonToObjectTransformer resolves the jsonTypeId message header to an arbitrary class without an allow-list...

cve-2026-47883 - MEDIUM - Spring Framework Open Redirect in UrlHandlerFilter

cve-2026-47883 - MEDIUM - Spring Framework Open Redirect in UrlHandlerFilter...

cve-2026-59274 - MEDIUM - Unbounded decompression in UnZipTransformer enables zip-bomb DoS

cve-2026-59274 - MEDIUM - Unbounded decompression in UnZipTransformer enables zip-bomb DoS...

cve-2026-59281 - MEDIUM - Spring Framework Cross-site Scripting via EscapedErrors

cve-2026-59281 - MEDIUM - Spring Framework Cross-site Scripting via EscapedErrors...

This Week in Spring - August 18th, 2026

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Spring. In my latest video, I dive into how to bake multitenancy into a system using Spring Security, OAuth, and a fantastic third-party project called Arconia. On that note, Arconia also shipped a fresh release that folds in severa...

A Bootiful Podcast: Redouble AI CTO and founder Andrey Santrosyan

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, my friend James Ward and I sat down with Redouble AI CTO and founder Andrey Santrosyan This was an extra special episode because I conducted the interview with my friend, AWS' James Ward. https://www.linkedin.com/in/santrosyan/ https://redouble.ai...

CVE-2026-41855

CVE-2026-41855...

cve-2026-59326 - LOW - CVE-2026-59326: HTTP Proxy Credentials Logged in Plaintext by the Spring Boot Language Server

The Spring Boot language server logs the raw value of the httpsproxy / HTTPSPROXY / httpproxy / HTTPPROXY environment variable at INFO level whenever it creates an outbound HTTP client and no explicit http.proxy workspace setting is configured. Corporate proxy URLs frequently embed Basic-auth...

cve-2026-41711 - MEDIUM - Potential Denial of Service through crafted Sort Parameters

cve-2026-41711 - MEDIUM - Potential Denial of Service through crafted Sort Parameters...

cve-2026-41837 - MEDIUM - Spring Data REST Querydsl integration exposes Jackson-hidden persistent fields as filter keys

cve-2026-41837 - MEDIUM - Spring Data REST Querydsl integration exposes Jackson-hidden persistent fields as filter keys...

Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server

Spring Cloud Config allows applications to server arbitrary text and binary files through the spring-cloud-config-server module. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a request using a specially crafted URL that can lead to a directory traversal attack...

VectorStore FilterExpression Converter injection

In Spring AI, various FilterExpressionConverter implementations accept a filter expression object and translate them to specific vector store query languages. In several cases, keys and values are not properly escaped, leading to the ability to alter the query. Only applications that use...

OOM by attacker-controlled PDF

In Spring AI, a malicious PDF file can be crafted that triggers the allocation of unreasonable amounts of memory when handled by ForkPDFLayoutTextStripper . Only applications that use ForkPDFLayoutTextStripper and pass user-supplied input to DocumentReader s are affected...

Server-Side Request Forgery via Filter Expression Keys in Neo4jVectorStore

spring-ai-neo4j-store contains a Cypher injection vulnerability in Neo4jVectorFilterExpressionConverter . When a user-controlled string is passed as a filter expression key in Neo4jVectorFilterExpressionConverter of spring-ai-neo4j-store , doKey embeds the key into a backtick-delimited Cypher...

This Week in Spring - March 10th, 2026

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring. As I write this, I am preparing for a trip to Rust, Germany, for one of the best Java conferences in Europe: JavaLand, along with its new companion event, DevLand. It should be fun. Will you be around? If so, say hi. We have ...

This Week in Spring - March 9th, 2026

Hi Spring fans! Welcome to another rip-roaring installment of This Week in Spring! I'm writing this in an Uber en route to the airport to get to awsome Atlanta, GA, for Devnexus 2026! Who's goin'? You goin'? We - the Spring team - will be there in force! Come say hi at the boothes or come see our...

This Week in Spring: September 30th, 2025

Hi, Spring fans! As I write this I am about to board a flight for Colorado for the amazing Dev2Next conference! I'll be in Antwerp, Beglium for the amazing Devoxx event next week, and I'll be speaking at the Amsterdam JUG with James Ward on the Thursday after that, too! If you're around, be sure ...

This Week in Spring - September 2nd, 2025

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! I'm in Frankfurt, awaiting my flight to the Java-tastic Javazone 2025 event where I'll be joined by the legendary James Ward to deliver an AI-focused look at the latest-and-greatest in Spring! And I'm still recovering from th...

A Bootiful Podcast: JobRunr founder Ronald Dehuysser on what's new in version 8

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, fresh after an exciting and exhausting SpringOne 2025, I am thrilled to have talked with JobRunr founder Ronald Dehuysser on what's new in version 8.0.0. Learn more about JobRunr v8 here!...

A Bootiful Podcast: Spring Security lead Rob Winch on Spring Security 7.0, SpringOne 2025, and more

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I'm joined by Spring Security lead Rob Winch to discuss the amazing new additions to Spring Security 7.0, coming in November of 2025, and the coverage you can expect when you see our talk at SpringOne 2025 have you registered - https://springone.io ?...

This Week in Spring - March 25th, 2025

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! This week, I’m in Portland, OR, then I'm off to Austin, TX for the Arc of AI show, and then I'm off to Amsterdam for Voxxed Days Amsterdam! If you're around, be sure to say hi! There's a ton of cool stuff to look at, so witho...

Why Spring AI: The Seamless Path to Generative AI

Why Spring AI: The Seamless Path for Spring Developers to the World of Generative AI Intro As a Java developer exploring the world of generative AI, you’re probably aware of several frameworks that promise to make AI integration easy. I believe Spring AI stands out as the natural choice, especial...

From Spring Framework 6.2 to 7.0

Dear Spring community, Spring Framework 6.2 is shaping up for general availability in November 2024, with particularly significant revisions in the core container and in our web support: see "What's New in Spring Framework 6.2". This release is designed for use with JDK 17-23 and Jakarta EE 9-10...

Spring Framework URL Parsing with Host Validation (2nd report)

Applications that use UriComponentsBuilder to parse an externally provided URL e.g. through a query parameter AND perform validation checks on the host of the parsed URL may be vulnerable to a open redirect attack or to a SSRF attack if the URL is used after passing validation checks. This is the...