CVE-2018-1273KEV · OVERDUECWE-94code-injection

VMware Tanzu Spring Data Commons Property Binder Vulnerability

Critical · published April 11, 2018

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Confirmed exploited, and the score agrees

CVSS calls it critical at 9.8. It is confirmed in active exploitation. It sits in the 99.9th percentile for exploit probability.

1652
days past CISA
deadline
CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
97%
Percentile
99.9
In the wild
Confirmed
What it is

🚨 A sneaky property binder vulnerability is lurking in Spring Data Commons! An unauthenticated user can exploit it to execute remote code - that's a game changer for security! 🔥 Think of it like a restaurant where the chef prepares dishes without properly checking the ingredients submitted by customers — one rogue order could lead to a disastrous (and unauthorized) recipe being cooked! If left unaddressed, this vulnerability could allow attackers to gain control, running arbitrary code on your server. Imagine an intruder walking into your kitchen and cooking whatever they want, potentially causing chaos and leaking sensitive information!

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant where the chef prepares dishes without properly checking the ingredients submitted by customers — one rogue order could lead to a disastrous (and unauthorized) recipe being cooked! This vulnerability stems from improper neutralization of special elements in request parameters, allowing remote attackers to manipulate Spring Data REST backed HTTP resources and execute malicious code.

What to do

If left unaddressed, this vulnerability could allow attackers to gain control, running arbitrary code on your server. Imagine an intruder walking into your kitchen and cooking whatever they want, potentially causing chaos and leaking sensitive information! Immediately update Spring Data Commons to versions 1.13.10, 2.0.5, or newer. It's also crucial to review your application's input handling practices to ensure they're properly validating and sanitizing incoming data. You've got this! Follow these steps to secure your application and keep those nasty attackers at bay! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.96956 · 99.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2018-04-11T17:29Z
KEV added
2022-03-25 · due 2022-04-15
Affected products (11)
ProductVersionsFixed in
broadcom/spring_data_commons≤ 1.12.10—
broadcom/spring_data_commons≥ 1.13.0, ≤ 1.13.10—
broadcom/spring_data_commons≥ 2.0.0, ≤ 2.0.5—
pivotal_software/spring_data_rest≥ 3.0.0, ≤ 3.0.5—
vmware/spring_data_rest≤ 2.5.10—
vmware/spring_data_rest≥ 2.6.0, ≤ 2.6.10—
apache/ignite≥ 1.0.1, ≤ 2.5.0—
apache/igniteall versions—
apache/igniteall versions—
oracle/financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studioall versions—
oracle/financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studioall versions—
References (7)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 MAR 00:00Z
    Added to CISA KEV — remediate by Apr 15
    kev
  • 11 APR 13:00Z
    Spring Data Commons, versions prior to 1.13 to 1.13.10, 2.0 to 2.0.5, and older unsupported versions, contain a property binder vulnerability caused by…
    cvelistv5