Vulnerability in Dell EMC Spring Boot
CVE-2018-1196
Spring Boot supports an embedded launch script that can be used to easily run the application as a systemd or init.d linux service. The script included with Spring Boot 1.5.9 and earlier and 2.0.0.M1 through 2.0.0.M7 is susceptible to a symlink attack which allows the "run_user" to overwrite and take ownership of any file on the same system. In order to instigate the attack, the application must be installed as a service and the "run_user" requires shell access to the server. Spring Boot application that are not installed as a service, or are not using the embedded launch script are not susceptible.
EPSS: 0.012 (66.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Dell Emc Spring Boot — versions 1.5.0 - 1.5.9, 2.0.0.M1 - 2.0.0.M7
- Vmware Spring_boot — versions 2.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1196?
- CVE-2018-1196 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Spring Boot, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1196?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-1196 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.