CISA KEV · Known exploitedCritical

CVE-2018-1273

VMware Tanzu Spring Data Commons

Spring Data Commons, versions prior to 1.13 to 1.13.10, 2.0 to 2.0.5, and older unsupported versions, contain a property binder vulnerability caused by improper neutralization of special elements. An unauthenticated remote malicious user (or attacker) can supply specially crafted request parameters against Spring Data REST backed HTTP resources or using Spring Data's projection-based request payload binding hat can lead to a remote code execution attack.

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
95.6%
99.9% percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Published
2018.04.11
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV
Exploit probability95.6%
Technical severityCVSS 9.8

Vulnerability overview

Spring Data Commons, versions prior to 1.13 to 1.13.10, 2.0 to 2.0.5, and older unsupported versions, contain a property binder vulnerability caused by improper neutralization of special elements. An unauthenticated remote malicious user (or attacker) can supply specially crafted request parameters against Spring Data REST backed HTTP resources or using Spring Data's projection-based request payload binding hat can lead to a remote code execution attack.

Affected product and versions

Product
VMware Tanzu Spring Data Commons
Affected versions
Versions prior to 1.13 to 1.13.10, 2.0 to 2.0.5, and older unsupported versions, <= 1.12.10, >= 1.13.0 <= 1.13.10, >= 2.0.0 <= 2.0.5, <= 2.5.10, >= 2.6.0 <= 2.6.10, >= 3.0.0 <= 3.0.5, >= 1.0.1 <= 2.5.0, 1.0.0, 8.0.8.2.0, 8.0.8.3.0
Fixed versions
No verified fixed-version field is available yet

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due date: 2022.04.15
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that VMware Tanzu Spring Data Commons and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-94
KEV added
2022.03.25
Ransomware use
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