CVE REMEDIATION GUIDE
Priority reviewCriticalFixed-version data available

CVE-2017-8046 remediation guide

Pivotal Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot, spring boot, spring data rest

Malicious PATCH requests submitted to servers using Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), versions prior to 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and Spring Boot versions prior to 1.5.9, 2.0 M6 can use specially crafted JSON data to run arbitrary Java code.

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ProductPivotal Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot, spring boot, spring data rest
Affected versionsPivotal Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and Spring Boot versions prior to 1.5.9, 2.0 M6, < 1.5.9, 2.0.0, 3.0.0, < 2.6.9
Fixed versions1.5.9, 2.6.9
Priority basisPriority · CVSS 9.8 · EPSS 74.4%
01

Identify the affected asset

Confirm whether Pivotal Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot, spring boot, spring data rest is installed, record the deployed version and installation path, and identify exposed interfaces.

  • Record the product name, package or appliance identifier, and installed version.
  • Identify internet-facing, administrative, API, and internal access paths.
  • Preserve the pre-change configuration and relevant service logs.
02

Validate the affected-version match

Compare the deployed version with the affected range: Pivotal Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and Spring Boot versions prior to 1.5.9, 2.0 M6, < 1.5.9, 2.0.0, 3.0.0, < 2.6.9. Treat incomplete inventory results as unresolved.

03

Prioritize with independent signals

FIRST EPSS indicates an elevated probability of exploitation. Combine this signal with asset criticality, exposure, compensating controls, and business impact.

04

Apply supported remediation

Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path. Current fixed-version status: 1.5.9, 2.6.9. Preserve configuration and rollback material before change.

05

Verify the result

Confirm the resulting version, service health, authentication and access paths, monitoring coverage, and relevant security logs.

  • Confirm the expected version and package state.
  • Run a functional health check for critical service paths.
  • Review authentication, error, application, and security monitoring logs.
  • Reassess exposure if the supported fix cannot be applied.

Operational boundary

This page does not replace the vendor advisory, support contract, change-management process, or recovery plan. Do not infer that an asset is unaffected from an incomplete inventory query or a missing fixed-version field.