Improper input validation in Pivotal Spring Data Rest And Boot
CVE-2017-8046
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.745 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.539 · newest: 0.745 · change: +0.206
Affected products
- Pivotal Spring Data Rest And Boot — versions 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
- Pivotal Software Spring Data Rest — versions 3.0.0
- VMware Spring Boot — versions 2.0.0
- VMware Spring Data Rest — versions 3.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-8046 (Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100948 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44289/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8046?
- CVE-2017-8046 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Data Rest And Boot, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-04.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8046?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-8046 known to be exploited?
- 63 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.