#VU76601 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Pivotal Spring Framework - CVE-2016-1000027
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76601
Vulnerability risk: High
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:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1000027
CWE-ID:
CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Pivotal Spring Framework
Server applications /
Frameworks for developing and running applications
Vendor: Pivotal
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Pivotal Spring Framework: before 6.0.0, 6.0.0
External links
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1000027
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/distributedweaknessfiling/cvelist/master/2016/1000xxx/CVE-2016-1000027.json
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-20
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-1000027
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/24434#issuecomment-582313417
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/24434#issuecomment-579669626
https://spring.io/blog/2022/05/11/spring-framework-5-3-20-and-5-2-22-available-now
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/24434#issuecomment-744519525
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0009/
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.
