RCE in Pivotal Spring Security Oauth
CVE-2018-1260
Spring Security OAuth, versions 2.3 prior to 2.3.3, 2.2 prior to 2.2.2, 2.1 prior to 2.1.2, 2.0 prior to 2.0.15 and older unsupported versions contains a remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious user or attacker can craft an authorization request to the authorization endpoint that can lead to remote code execution when the resource owner is forwarded to the approval endpoint.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.112 (95.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Pivotal Spring Security Oauth — versions 2.3 prior to 2.3.3; 2.2 prior to 2.2.2; 2.1 prior to 2.1.2; 2.0 prior to 2.0.15
- Pivotal_software Spring_security_oauth
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security_alert@emc.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1260?
- CVE-2018-1260 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Security Oauth, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1260?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-1260 known to be exploited?
- 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.