SB2018041815 - Remote code execution in Pivotal Spring Commons
Published: April 18, 2018 Updated: October 21, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018041815
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) HTTP response splitting (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1273)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper neutralization of special elements. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted request parameters against Spring Data REST backed HTTP resources or use Spring Data's projection-based request payload binding hat and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.