Package Instance
Lookup for vulnerable packages by Package URL.
GET /api/packages/53172?format=api
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Users of other containers that implement the Servlet specification may be affected.", "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N" }, { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832" }, { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9879.json", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N" } ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9879.json" }, { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9879", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.00322", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.55608", "published_at": "2026-06-05T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00322", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.55551", "published_at": "2026-06-04T12:55:00Z" } ], "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9879" }, { "reference_url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/666e356ebc479194ba51e43bb99fc42f849b6175", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/666e356ebc479194ba51e43bb99fc42f849b6175" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9879", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N" }, { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9879" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95142", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N" }, { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95142" }, { "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1409838", "reference_id": "1409838", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1409838" }, { "reference_url": "https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-9879", "reference_id": "CVE-2016-9879", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N" }, { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-9879" }, { "reference_url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v35c-49j6-q8hq", "reference_id": "GHSA-v35c-49j6-q8hq", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1_qr", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v35c-49j6-q8hq" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/53176?format=api", "purl": "pkg:maven/org.springframework.security/spring-security-core@4.2.1.RELEASE", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-1ccn-qeh9-vqgn" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-2fan-h878-8faj" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-3jmf-5kbf-bbe2" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-3p1k-4ges-1fev" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-efx3-b7vv-nfde" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-h4kj-zdr8-wbdr" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-p8md-ykt2-zyav" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-szph-1zgk-a7dt" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-vh4r-sk3t-eqe3" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:maven/org.springframework.security/spring-security-core@4.2.1.RELEASE" } ], "aliases": [ "CVE-2016-9879", "GHSA-v35c-49j6-q8hq" ], "risk_score": 4.0, "exploitability": "0.5", "weighted_severity": "8.0", "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-aygn-9njz-ybfh" } ], "fixing_vulnerabilities": [], "risk_score": "4.0", "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:maven/org.springframework.security/spring-security-core@4.2-alpha0" }