SB2018102304 - Privilege escalation in Pivotal Software Spring Security OAuth
Published: October 23, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018102304
Severity
Low
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) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15758)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.