Review reviewHigh

CVE-2018-1259

Pivotal Spring Data Commons, spring data commons, spring data rest

Spring Data Commons, versions 1.13 prior to 1.13.12 and 2.0 prior to 2.0.7, used in combination with XMLBeam 1.4.14 or earlier versions, contains a property binder vulnerability caused by improper restriction of XML external entity references as underlying library XMLBeam does not restrict external reference expansion. An unauthenticated remote malicious user can supply specially crafted request parameters against Spring Data's projection-based request payload binding to access arbitrary files on the system.

CVSS: 7.5
EPSS: 4.97%
CISA KEV: Not listed
Published: 2018.05.12

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV

Exploit probability4.97%

Technical severityCVSS 7.5

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: Pivotal Spring Data Commons, spring data commons, spring data rest
Affected versions: 1.13 prior to 1.13.12, 2.0 prior to 2.0.7, >= 1.13 <= 1.13.11, >= 2.0 <= 2.0.6, >= 3.0 <= 3.0.6, > 2.6 <= 2.6.11, <= 1.4.14
Fixed versions: No verified fixed-version field is available yet

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

1
Identify
Confirm that Pivotal Spring Data Commons, spring data commons, spring data rest and an affected version are present.
2
Prioritize
Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.
3
Remediate
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.
4
Verify
Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE: CWE-611