Improper restriction of the scope of accessible objects in Thymeleaf expressions
### Impact A security bypass vulnerability exists in the expression execution mechanisms of Thymeleaf up to and including 3.1.3.RELEASE. Although the library provides mechanisms to prevent expression injection, it fails to properly restrict the scope of accessible objects, allowing specific potentially sensitive objects to be reached from within a template. If an application developer passes unvalidated user input directly to the template engine, an unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass the library's protections to achieve Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI). ### Patches This has been fixed in Thymeleaf 3.1.4.RELEASE. ### Workarounds No workaround is available beyond ensuring applications do not pass unvalidated user input directly to the template engine. Upgrading to 3.1.4.RELEASE is strongly recommended in any case. ### Credits Thanks to Thomas Reburn (Praetorian) for responsible disclosure.
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| CVE-2026-40477US | —OT critical | Exploit | ||
Thymeleaf is a server-side Java template engine for web and standalone environments. Versions 3.1.3.RELEASE and prior contain a security bypass vulnerability in the expression exec… | ||||
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