Privilege escalation in Pivotal Software Spring Security OAuth



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-15758
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Spring Security OAuth
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor Pivotal

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU15466

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15758

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the OAuth2 component of Pivotal Software Spring Security OAuth due to improper security restrictions. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and modify a previously saved authorization request to gain elevated privileges.

Mitigation

The vulnerability has been addressed in the versions 2.0.16, 2.1.3, 2.2.3, 2.3.4.

Vulnerable software versions

Spring Security OAuth: 2.0 - 2.3.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-15758


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker 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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