RFD Attack via “Content-Disposition” Header Sourced from Request
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 15 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
Description In Spring Framework, versions 6.0.x as of 6.0.5, versions 6.1.x and 6.2.x, an application is vulnerable to a reflected file download (RFD) attack when it sets a “Content-Disposition” header with a non-ASCII charset, where the filename attribute is derived from user-supplied input. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all the following are true: * The header is prepared with org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition. * The filename is set via ContentDisposition.Builder#filename(String, Charset). * The value for the filename is derived from user-supplied input. * The application does not sanitize the user-supplied input. * The downloaded content of the response is injected with malicious commands by the attacker (see RFD paper reference for details). An application is not vulnerable if any of the following is true: * The application does not set a “Content-Disposition” response header. * The header is not prepared with org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition. * The filename is set via one of: * ContentDisposition.Builder#filename(String), or * ContentDisposition.Builder#filename(String, ASCII) * The filename is not derived from user-supplied input. * The filename is derived from user-supplied input but sanitized by the application. * The attacker cannot inject malicious content in the downloaded content of the response. Affected Spring Products and VersionsSpring Framework: * 6.2.0 - 6.2.7 * 6.1.0 - 6.1.20 * 6.0.5 - 6.0.28 * Older, unsupported versions are not affected MitigationUsers of affected versions should upgrade to the corresponding fixed version. Affected version(s)Fix versionAvailability6.2.x6.2.8OSS6.1.x6.1.21OSS6.0.x6.0.29 Commercial https://enterprise.spring.io/ No further mitigation steps are necessary. CWE-113 in `Content-Disposition` handling in VMware Spring Framework versions 6.0.5 to 6.2.7 allows remote attackers to launch Reflected File Download (RFD) attacks via unsanitized user input in `ContentDisposition.Builder#filename(String, Charset)` with non-ASCII charsets.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Spring Framework | 6.0.5 – 6.0.28; 6.1.0 – 6.1.20; 6.2.0 – 6.2.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) | 6.2.0 to before 6.2.8 | 6.2.8 | Patch available | GHSA-6r3c-xf4w-jxjm |
| — | org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) | 6.1.0 to before 6.1.21 | 6.1.21 | Patch available | GHSA-6r3c-xf4w-jxjm |
| — | org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) | 6.0.5 – 6.0.23 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-6r3c-xf4w-jxjm |
- Spring Framework VendorVMware Affected 6.0.5 – 6.0.28; 6.1.0 – 6.1.20; 6.2.0 – 6.2.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.2.0 to before 6.2.8 Fixed in 6.2.8 Patch available GHSA-6r3c-xf4w-jxjm
- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.1.0 to before 6.1.21 Fixed in 6.1.21 Patch available GHSA-6r3c-xf4w-jxjm
- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.0.5 – 6.0.23 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-6r3c-xf4w-jxjm
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-6r3c-xf4w-jxjm org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) Fixed in 6.2.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-6r3c-xf4w-jxjm org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) Fixed in 6.1.21 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Data Grid 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| streams for Apache Kafka | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-41234
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6r3c-xf4w-jxjm
References
Other 5
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41234
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln-metrics/cvss/v3-calculator?vector=AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N&version=3.1
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/35034
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/f0e7b42704e6b33958f242d91bd690d6ef7ada9c
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
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Sources
- CVE-2025-41234 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-41234 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6r3c-xf4w-jxjm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-41234 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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