Spring Batch Admin vulnerable to Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in the file upload functionality

published 2017-08-18 9y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also GHSA-274r-p6v6-fhh4 , EUVD-2017-4405

cvss: 8.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits: 0; none known

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Spring Batch Admin before 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims and submit arbitrary requests, such as exploiting the file upload vulnerability.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

maven org.springframework.batch:spring-batch-admin-manager 1.3.0.RELEASE

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Exploit prediction

0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub	3.0	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.springframework.batch:spring-batch-admin-manager	<1.3.0.RELEASE	1.3.0.RELEASE

Classification

Weakness

CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery

References

openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/08/16/5
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/100410
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12881
advisory
github.com /spring-attic/spring-batch-admin
package

Sources

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