Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Jun 13, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-4971
CVE-2017-4971
Description
An issue was discovered in Pivotal Spring Web Flow through 2.4.4. Applications that do not change the value of the MvcViewFactoryCreator useSpringBinding property which is disabled by default (i.e., set to 'false') can be vulnerable to malicious EL expressions in view states that process form submissions but do not have a sub-element to declare explicit data binding property mappings.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework.webflow:spring-webflowMaven | >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.5 | 2.4.5 |
Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_web_flow:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_web_flow:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_web_flow:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_web_flow:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_web_flow:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- jira.spring.io/browse/SWF-1700nvdIssue TrackingPatchWEB
- pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4971nvdMitigationPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98785nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-fg9w-cffm-pmh2ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4971ghsaADVISORY
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