Deserialization in Vmware Spring_security

CVE-2017-4995

An issue was discovered in Pivotal Spring Security 4.2.0.RELEASE through 4.2.2.RELEASE, and Spring Security 5.0.0.M1. When configured to enable default typing, Jackson contained a deserialization vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary…

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.008 (74.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Vmware Spring_security — versions 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2
  • N/a Spring Security 4.2.0.release 4.2.2.release And 5.0.0.m1 — versions Spring Security Spring Security 4.2.0.RELEASE 4.2.2.RELEASE and Spring Security 5.0.0.M1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-4995?
CVE-2017-4995 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Spring_security, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-11-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-4995?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-4995 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.