RCE in Apache Ignite
CVE-2018-1273
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.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.970 (99.9th percentile), scored .
Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.970 · newest: 0.970 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Ignite — versions 1.0.0
- Broadcom Spring Data Commons
- Oracle Financial Services Crime And Compliance Management Studio — versions 8.0.8.2.0, 8.0.8.3.0
- Pivotal Software Spring Data Rest
- Spring By Pivotal Framework — versions Versions prior to 1.13 to 1.13.10, 2.0 to 2.0.5, and older unsupported versions
- VMware Spring Data Rest
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Known ransomware campaign use: yes.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ignite-dev/201807.mbox/<CAK0qHnqzfzmCDFFi6c5J… (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1273 (Vendor Advisory)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1273?
- CVE-2018-1273 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Ignite, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-11.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1273?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-1273 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2018-1273 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 82 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.