This Week in Spring - August 1st, 2022

Aloha, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! Im still on vacation on the beautiful island of Maui, Hawaii, but I wanted to say hello "aloha!" and share this weeks latest roundup of all thats good and glorious in the wide and wonderful world of Springdom. Funny thing,...

A Bootiful Podcast: Kubernetes cofounder and vice president of R&D at VMware, Craig McLuckie

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of a Bootiful Podcast! In this episode, Josh Long @starbuxman talks to Kubernetes cofounder, all-around nice person, and vice president of R&D at VMware, Craig McLuckie @cmcluck...

Reactor Netty Consumes a Vulnerable Version of Netty

Reactor Netty, versions 0.8.x prior to 0.8.13 and 0.9.x prior to 0.9.1, depends on vulnerable versions of netty versions prior to 4.1.42, which incorrectly handles whitespace before a colon in headers, leading to HTTP request smuggling attacks...

Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server

Spring Cloud Config, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.2, versions 2.0.x prior to 2.0.4, and versions 1.4.x prior to 1.4.6, and older unsupported versions allow applications to serve arbitrary configuration files through the spring-cloud-config-server module. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a...

Additional information exposure with Spring Data JPA derived queries

This affects Spring Data JPA in versions up to and including 2.1.5, 2.0.13 and 1.11.19. Derived queries using any of the predicates ‘startingWith’, ‘endingWith’ or ‘containing’ could return more results than anticipated when a maliciously crafted query parameter value is supplied. Also, LIKE...

Open Redirector in spring-security-oauth2

Spring Security OAuth, versions 2.3 prior to 2.3.5 , and 2.2 prior to 2.2.4 , and 2.1 prior to 2.1.4 , and 2.0 prior to 2.0.17 , and older unsupported versions could be susceptible to an open redirector attack that can leak an authorization code. A malicious user or attacker can craft a request t...

Authorization Bypass During JWT Issuer Validation with spring-security

Spring Security versions 5.1.x prior to 5.1.2 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability during JWT issuer validation. In order to be impacted, the same private key for an honest issuer and a malicious user must be used when signing JWTs. In that case, a malicious user could fashion signed JWT...

Privilege Escalation in spring-security-oauth2

Spring Security OAuth, versions 2.3 prior to 2.3.4, and 2.2 prior to 2.2.3, and 2.1 prior to 2.1.3, and 2.0 prior to 2.0.16, and older unsupported versions could be susceptible to a privilege escalation under certain conditions. A malicious user or attacker can craft a request to the approval...

Issuer validation regression in Spring Cloud SSO Connector

Spring Cloud SSO Connector, version 2.1.2, contains a regression which disables issuer validation in resource servers that are not bound to the SSO service. In PCF deployments with multiple SSO service plans, a remote attacker can authenticate to unbound resource servers which use this version of...

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...

Directory Traversal in the Spring Framework ResourceServlet

Paths provided to the ResourceServlet were not properly sanitized and as a result exposed to directory traversal attacks...

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...

CVE-2026-59285

CVE-2026-59285...

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-2026-59278 - MEDIUM - In Spring for Apache Kafka, SSRF via DNS resolution triggered by untrusted java.net types in header mapper default trusted packages

cve-2026-59278 - MEDIUM - In Spring for Apache Kafka, SSRF via DNS resolution triggered by untrusted java.net types in header mapper default trusted packages...

cve-2026-59276 - MEDIUM - Timing Attack via Non-Constant-Time Comparison of Sensitive Values

cve-2026-59276 - MEDIUM - Timing Attack via Non-Constant-Time Comparison of Sensitive Values...

cve-2026-47852 - HIGH - Predictable cache directory location allows local ONNX model substitution in Spring AI

cve-2026-47852 - HIGH - Predictable cache directory location allows local ONNX model substitution in Spring AI...

cve-2026-47848 - MEDIUM - Reactor Netty WebSocket Client Leaks Credentials On Redirect

cve-2026-47848 - MEDIUM - Reactor Netty WebSocket Client Leaks Credentials On Redirect...

cve-2026-47878 - MEDIUM - Unsafe Java deserialization in DefaultExecutionContextSerializer without class allowlist

cve-2026-47878 - MEDIUM - Unsafe Java deserialization in DefaultExecutionContextSerializer without class allowlist...

cve-2026-47894 - MEDIUM - Spring Cloud Config Server Native Environment Repository Exposure

cve-2026-47894 - MEDIUM - Spring Cloud Config Server Native Environment Repository Exposure...

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: Spring Boot founder and lead Phil Webb

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to Spring Boot cofounder Phil Webb who joins the show to unpack the latest Spring Boot 4.1 release, from the long-awaited Spring gRPC support and MongoDB batch starter to security, observability, service connections, and other polished improvements...

This Week in Spring - July 28th, 2026

Hi Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! The title says in Spring , but here in the northern hemisphere, it's clearly the middle of summer. Hot! I'm sitting here on my laptop on a warm summer day, and my laptop is indeed hot because I've spent so much time outside...

ChatMemory DEFAULT_CONVERSATION_ID causes unintended cross-user data leakage

Spring AI's chat memory component contained a problematic default that, when not explicitly overridden, could result in unintended data exposure between users...

Unbounded cache for function definitions

OOM error is possible while attempting to add infinite amount of functions to Function Registry...

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...

Spring Cloud Config Clients Can Access Secrets From Any Project The Config Server Has Access To On Google Secrets Manager

When using Google Secrets Manager as a backend for the Spring Cloud Config server a client can craft a request to the config server potentially exposing secrets from unintended GCP projects...

Spring Office Hours Podcast: S5E12 - Developer Soft Skills with Arun Gupta

Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for another essential update from the Spring ecosystem. In this episode, the guys are joined by DevRel and Java legend Arun Gupta to discuss a topic often overlooked but vital for career longevity: soft skills for developers. Drawing from his decades of experience...

A Bootiful Podcast: Mark Kropf on AI orchestration

Hi Spring fans! I was delighted to get a chance to sit and talk to my pal and Pivotal alum Mark Kropf about his efforts around orchestrating AI. This doesn’t have to do with the JVM or Spring, per se, but it’s an interesting discussion nonetheless...

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 ...

A Bootiful Podcast: Oracle VP and GraalVM founder Thomas Wuerthinger

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to Oracle VP and GraalVM founder Thomas Wuerthinger, recorded at Devoxx 2025!...

HTTP Service Client Enhancements

In this 3rd blog post of the Road to GA series that’s highlighting major features within the Spring portfolio for the next major versions to be released in November we’ll have a look at new features for HTTP service clients, which are a collaborative effort across several Spring projects...

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...

This Week in Spring - August 5th, 2025

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! It's August 5th! Which means we're only 20 days away until SpringOne 2025! Have you registered? There's so much to cover this week, so let's dive right into it! Spring Shell 3.4.1 is out! - the new release includes a number o...

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 - April 15th, 2025

Spring AI M7 is here! This new release includes a bunch of awesome new features! And some refactorings. Notably that the Spring AI auto-configuration has changed from a single monolithic artifact to individual auto-configuration artifacts per model, vector store, and other components. This change...

This Week in Spring - October 1st, 2024

Hi, Spring fans! it's the first of October! We're officially in the fourth quarter of 2024! Time's moving too quickly. Way too quickly. But as always, there's awesome stuff afoot, so let's dive right in! Spring Framework lead Juergen Hoeller looks at the road ahead, to Spring Framework 6.2 and...

A Bootiful Podcast: Flowable cofounder and my friend Joram Barrez on workflow, case management, AI, Spring, and so much more

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I catch up with my friend Joram Barrez, cofounder of Flowable, an amazing and opensource workflow engine, on their latest and greatest, AI, Spring, and so much more. workflow bpmn apache2 springboot java...

Path traversal vulnerability in functional web frameworks

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...

Spring Expression DoS Vulnerability

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.38 and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted Spring Expression Language SpEL expression that may cause a denial of service DoS condition. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when the following is true:...

Broken Access Control in Spring Security With Direct Use of isFullyAuthenticated

In Spring Security, versions 6.1.x prior to 6.1.7 and versions 6.2.x prior to 6.2.2, an application is vulnerable to broken access control when it directly uses the AuthenticationTrustResolver.isFullyAuthenticatedAuthentication method. Specifically, an application is vulnerable if: An application...

A Bootiful Podcast: VMware vice president Betty Junod

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment Josh Long talks to VMware vice president Betty Junod about VMware, its amazing ecosystem, and so much more...

A Bootiful Podcast: Angular Google Developer Expert Santosh Yadav

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment Josh Long @coffesoftware talks to Angular Google Developer Expert Santosh Yadav @santoshyadavdev about the latest and greatest in the JavaScript and Angular ecosystem...

A Bootiful Podcast: Microsoft’s Sean Li on Azure and Spring Boot

Hi, Spring fans! In this relatively quick installment, recorded live from the lovely Spring I/O 2023, Josh Long talks to Microsoft's Sean Li about some of the latest and greatest in the Azure ecosystem for Spring developers...

A Bootiful Podcast: Vaadin's Marcus Hellberg on rich UIs, Spring Boot 3, GraalVM native images, and more

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, Josh Long @starbuxman talks to Vaadins Marcus Hellberg @marcushellberg about rich UIs, Vaadin Flow, the new Hilla Framework, GraalVM native image compilation, and so much more...

Authorization rules can be bypassed via forward or include dispatcher types in Spring Security

Spring Security, versions 5.7 prior to 5.7.5 and 5.6 prior to 5.6.9 could be susceptible to authorization rules bypass via forward or include dispatcher types. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all of the following are true: An application is not vulnerable if any of the following i...

Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection Vulnerability

Applications using Spring Cloud Gateway are vulnerable to a code injection attack when the Gateway Actuator endpoint is enabled, exposed and unsecured. A remote attacker could make a maliciously crafted request that could allow arbitrary remote execution on the remote host...

Zip-slip mitigation bypass in Spring Integration Zip extension

spring-integration-zip , versions prior to 1.0.4, exposes an arbitrary file write vulnerability, that can be achieved using a specially crafted zip archive affects other archives as well, bzip2, tar, xz, war, cpio, 7z, that holds path traversal filenames. So when the filename gets concatenated to...

Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server

Spring Cloud Config, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.3, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.9, and older unsupported versions allow applications to serve arbitrary configuration files through the spring-cloud-config-server module. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a request using a specially crafted UR...

Dictionary attack with Spring Security queryable text encryptor

Spring Security versions 5.3.x prior to 5.3.2, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.4, 5.1.x prior to 5.1.10, 5.0.x prior to 5.0.16 and 4.2.x prior to 4.2.16 use a fixed null initialization vector with CBC Mode in the implementation of the queryable text encryptor. A malicious user with access to the data that has...