Description
Several Spring WS integration paths with Spring Security could surface detailed account state (for example locked or disabled user semantics) to remote SOAP clients through exception messages or callback outcomes, instead of failing with generic authentication errors. That behavior assists remote attackers in distinguishing valid accounts from invalid ones and inferring lifecycle state.
Affected versions:
Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Spring Web Services | 5.0.0 – < 5.0.1.1, 4.1.0 – < 4.1.3.1, 4.0.0 – < 4.0.19, 3.1.0 – < 3.1.9 | 5.0.1.1 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | spring | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | spring | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | spring | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | spring | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | spring | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | spring | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | spring | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | spring | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-security | >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.2 | 5.0.2 | GHSA-5x25-c2rf-f2jx |
| Maven | org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-security | >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.4 | 4.1.4 | GHSA-5x25-c2rf-f2jx |
| Maven | org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-security | >= 4.0.0, <= 4.0.18 | — | GHSA-5x25-c2rf-f2jx |
| Maven | org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-security | >= 3.1.0, <= 3.1.8 | — | GHSA-5x25-c2rf-f2jx |