Symlink attack in Pivotal spring-boot



Published: 2018-01-30
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-1196
CWE-ID CWE-61
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		spring-boot
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor Pivotal

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Symlink attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU11230

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1196

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to conduct symlink attack on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient security restrictions. A remote attacker, with shell access, can conduct symlink attack and overwrite files with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Update to version 1.5.10.

Vulnerable software versions

spring-boot: 1.4.2 - 2.0.0.M7

CPE2.3 External links

http://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1196


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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