GHSA-p5mm-xwgq-whfr — spring-data-rest-core
MEDIUMGHSA-p5mm-xwgq-whfr is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) CWE-209 vulnerability in org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core. A fix is available for org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Spring Data REST potentially exposes persistence-layer internals to HTTP clients
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-p5mm-xwgq-whfr.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-p5mm-xwgq-whfr by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 379,842 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core☕org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core☕org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core☕org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core☕org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-coreReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Spring Data REST serializes the full exception cause chain into HTTP error response bodies, potentially exposing persistence-layer internals to HTTP clients.
Affected versions: Spring Data REST 3.7.0 through 3.7.19; 4.3.0 through 4.3.16; 4.4.0 through 4.4.14; 4.5.0 through 4.5.11; 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core | ≥ 5.0.0&&< 5.0.6 | 5.0.6org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core:5.0.6 |
| ☕Maven | org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core | ≥ 4.5.0&&< 4.5.12 | 4.5.12org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core:4.5.12 |
| ☕Maven | org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core | ≥ 4.4.0 | No fix |
| ☕Maven | org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core | ≥ 4.3.0 | No fix |
| ☕Maven | org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core | all versions | No fix |
Affected Products
spring data restvmwareDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core to 5.0.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-p5mm-xwgq-whfr is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-p5mm-xwgq-whfr in your dependencies?
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