Symlink attack in Pivotal spring-boot



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
 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

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

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

CPE2.3 External links

https://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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