--- id: CVE-2018-11040 title: >- Spring Framework, versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.7 and 4.3.x prior to 4.3.18 and older unsupported versions, allows web applications to enable cross-domain requests via JSONP (JSON with Padding) through AbstractJsonpResponseBodyAdvice for R… summary: >- Spring Framework, versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.7 and 4.3.x prior to 4.3.18 and older unsupported versions, allows web applications to enable cross-domain requests via JSONP (JSON with Padding) through AbstractJsonpResponseBodyAdvice for R… severity: high cvss: 7.5 cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N' cwe: - CWE-829 - CWE-79 vendor: vmware product: spring_framework affected: - spring_framework < 4.3.18 - 'spring_framework >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.7' - agile_product_lifecycle_management = 9.3.3 - agile_product_lifecycle_management = 9.3.4 - agile_product_lifecycle_management = 9.3.5 - application_testing_suite = 12.5.0.3 - application_testing_suite = 13.1.0.1 - application_testing_suite = 13.2.0.1 - application_testing_suite = 13.3.0.1 - 'communications_network_integrity >= 7.3.2, <= 7.3.6' - communications_online_mediation_controller = 6.1 - communications_services_gatekeeper < 6.1.0.4.0 - communications_unified_inventory_management = 7.3.2 - communications_unified_inventory_management = 7.3.4 - communications_unified_inventory_management = 7.3.5 - communications_unified_inventory_management = 7.4.0 - endeca_information_discovery_integrator = 3.1.0 - endeca_information_discovery_integrator = 3.2.0 - enterprise_manager = 13.2 - enterprise_manager_ops_center = 12.3.3 - flexcube_private_banking = 2.0.0.0 - flexcube_private_banking = 2.2.0.1 - flexcube_private_banking = 12.0.1.0 - flexcube_private_banking = 12.0.3.0 - flexcube_private_banking = 12.1.0.0 - healthcare_master_person_index = 3.0 - healthcare_master_person_index = 4.0 - hospitality_guest_access = 4.2.0 - hospitality_guest_access = 4.2.1 - 'insurance_calculation_engine >= 11.0.0, <= 11.3.1' - insurance_rules_palette = 10.0 - insurance_rules_palette = 10.2 - micros_lucas = 2.9.5 - mysql_enterprise_monitor <= 3.4.9.4237 - 'mysql_enterprise_monitor >= 3.4.10, <= 4.0.6.5281' - 'mysql_enterprise_monitor >= 4.0.7, <= 8.0.2.8191' - product_lifecycle_management = 9.3.6 - retail_advanced_inventory_planning = 15.0 - retail_clearance_optimization_engine = 14.0.5 - retail_customer_insights = 15.0 - retail_customer_insights = 16.0 - retail_markdown_optimization = 13.4.4 - retail_predictive_application_server = 14.0.3.26 - retail_predictive_application_server = 14.1.3.37 - retail_predictive_application_server = 15.0.3.100 - retail_predictive_application_server = 16.0 - retail_service_backbone = 16.0.1 - retail_xstore_point_of_service = 7.1 - utilities_network_management_system = 1.12.0.3 - weblogic_server = 12.2.1.3.0 - debian_linux = 9.0 patched: - spring_framework 5.0.7 - communications_services_gatekeeper 6.1.0.4.0 published: '2018-06-25' updated: '2026-10-08' sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T22:16:44.350' source: NVD sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11040' references: - url: >- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html label: security_alert@emc.com - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00022.html' label: security_alert@emc.com - url: 'https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-11040' label: security_alert@emc.com - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html' label: security_alert@emc.com - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html' label: security_alert@emc.com - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html' label: security_alert@emc.com - url: >- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html label: security_alert@emc.com - url: >- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html label: security_alert@emc.com - url: >- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html label: security_alert@emc.com - url: >- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00022.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-11040' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-11040.json - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11040' - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1591931' - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11040' - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11040' tags: - nvd - csaf - vex - red-hat - cve.org - score-dispute epss: 0.03229 epssPercentile: 0.88185 ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T23:16:47.292Z' scores: nvd: 7.5 vendor: 3.7 ssvc: exploitation: none automatable: 'yes' technicalImpact: partial timestamp: '2026-10-08T21:10:37.291999Z' --- ## Overview Spring Framework, versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.7 and 4.3.x prior to 4.3.18 and older unsupported versions, allows web applications to enable cross-domain requests via JSONP (JSON with Padding) through AbstractJsonpResponseBodyAdvice for REST controllers and MappingJackson2JsonView for browser requests. Both are not enabled by default in Spring Framework nor Spring Boot, however, when MappingJackson2JsonView is configured in an application, JSONP support is automatically ready to use through the "jsonp" and "callback" JSONP parameters, enabling cross-domain requests. ## Affected - `spring_framework < 4.3.18` - `spring_framework >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.7` - `agile_product_lifecycle_management = 9.3.3` - `agile_product_lifecycle_management = 9.3.4` - `agile_product_lifecycle_management = 9.3.5` - `application_testing_suite = 12.5.0.3` - `application_testing_suite = 13.1.0.1` - `application_testing_suite = 13.2.0.1` - `application_testing_suite = 13.3.0.1` - `communications_network_integrity >= 7.3.2, <= 7.3.6` - `communications_online_mediation_controller = 6.1` - `communications_services_gatekeeper < 6.1.0.4.0` - `communications_unified_inventory_management = 7.3.2` - `communications_unified_inventory_management = 7.3.4` - `communications_unified_inventory_management = 7.3.5` - `communications_unified_inventory_management = 7.4.0` - `endeca_information_discovery_integrator = 3.1.0` - `endeca_information_discovery_integrator = 3.2.0` - `enterprise_manager = 13.2` - `enterprise_manager_ops_center = 12.3.3` - `flexcube_private_banking = 2.0.0.0` - `flexcube_private_banking = 2.2.0.1` - `flexcube_private_banking = 12.0.1.0` - `flexcube_private_banking = 12.0.3.0` - `flexcube_private_banking = 12.1.0.0` - `healthcare_master_person_index = 3.0` - `healthcare_master_person_index = 4.0` - `hospitality_guest_access = 4.2.0` - `hospitality_guest_access = 4.2.1` - `insurance_calculation_engine >= 11.0.0, <= 11.3.1` - `insurance_rules_palette = 10.0` - `insurance_rules_palette = 10.2` - `micros_lucas = 2.9.5` - `mysql_enterprise_monitor <= 3.4.9.4237` - `mysql_enterprise_monitor >= 3.4.10, <= 4.0.6.5281` - `mysql_enterprise_monitor >= 4.0.7, <= 8.0.2.8191` - `product_lifecycle_management = 9.3.6` - `retail_advanced_inventory_planning = 15.0` - `retail_clearance_optimization_engine = 14.0.5` - `retail_customer_insights = 15.0` - `retail_customer_insights = 16.0` - `retail_markdown_optimization = 13.4.4` - `retail_predictive_application_server = 14.0.3.26` - `retail_predictive_application_server = 14.1.3.37` - `retail_predictive_application_server = 15.0.3.100` - `retail_predictive_application_server = 16.0` - `retail_service_backbone = 16.0.1` - `retail_xstore_point_of_service = 7.1` - `utilities_network_management_system = 1.12.0.3` - `weblogic_server = 12.2.1.3.0` - `debian_linux = 9.0` ## Remediation Upgrade past the affected range: - `spring_framework 5.0.7` - `communications_services_gatekeeper 6.1.0.4.0` ## Vendor advisories - **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5, Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6, Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6, Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6, Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5, Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton), … · no fix planned: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5, Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6, Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6, Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6, … · updated 2026-10-09 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-11040.json)