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Learn moreIn Spring Framework, versions 5.2.x prior to 5.2.3, versions 5.1.x prior to 5.1.13, and versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.16, an application is vulnerable to a reflected file download (RFD) attack when it sets a “Content-Disposition” header in the response
where the filename attribute is derived from user supplied input.
Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all of the following are true:
An application is not vulnerable if any of the following is true:
Users of affected versions should apply the following mitigation. 5.2.x users should upgrade to 5.2.3. 5.1.x users should upgrade to 5.1.13. 5.0.x users should upgrade to 5.0.16. No other steps are necessary. Releases that have fixed this issue include:
This issue was identified and responsibly reported by Roman Shalymov from EPAM.
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