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Learn moreSpring Framework, versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.5 and versions 4.3.x prior to 4.3.16, and older unsupported versions allow applications to expose STOMP over WebSocket endpoints with a simple, in-memory STOMP broker through the spring-messaging
module. A malicious user (or attacker) can craft a message to the broker that can lead to a remote code execution attack.
Users of affected versions should apply the following mitigation:
There are no other mitigation steps necessary.
Note that the use of authentication and authorization for messages, both of which are provided by Spring Security, limits exposure to this vulnerability to authorized users.
This issue was identified and responsibly reported by Alvaro Muñoz (@pwntester), Micro Focus Fortify.
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