{
"id": "GHSA-6rpq-6vv2-5222",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-40991"
],
"details": "When using spring-restdocs-webtestclient or spring-restdocs-restassured to document a remote API accessed over HTTP, an attacker who compromises the API or tricks the user into documenting a malicious API can perform an XXE injection attack when the documentation-generating tests are next executed.\n\nAffected versions:\nSpring REST Docs 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.5; 2.0.0.RELEASE through 2.0.8.RELEASE.",
"summary": "Spring REST Docs REST Assured & WebFlux are vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference",
"affected": [
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "4.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "4.0.1"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "org.springframework.restdocs:spring-restdocs-webtestclient",
"ecosystem": "Maven"
},
"versions": [
"4.0.0"
]
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.0.6"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "org.springframework.restdocs:spring-restdocs-webtestclient",
"ecosystem": "Maven"
},
"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 3.0.5"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "2.0.8.RELEASE"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "org.springframework.restdocs:spring-restdocs-webtestclient",
"ecosystem": "Maven"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "4.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "4.0.1"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "org.springframework.restdocs:spring-restdocs-restassured",
"ecosystem": "Maven"
},
"versions": [
"4.0.0"
]
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.0.6"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "org.springframework.restdocs:spring-restdocs-restassured",
"ecosystem": "Maven"
},
"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 3.0.5"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "2.0.8.RELEASE"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "org.springframework.restdocs:spring-restdocs-restassured",
"ecosystem": "Maven"
}
}
],
"modified": "2026-08-12T15:26:08Z",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L"
}
],
"published": "2026-06-10T00:31:51Z",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40991",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-restdocs",
"type": "PACKAGE"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-restdocs/releases/tag/v3.0.6",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-restdocs/releases/tag/v4.0.1",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40991",
"type": "WEB"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-611"
],
"severity": "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed": true,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-10T00:16:50Z",
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-08-12T15:26:08Z"
}
}