CVE-2018-1272

high-risk
Published 2018-04-06

Spring Framework, versions 5.0 prior to 5.0.5 and versions 4.3 prior to 4.3.15 and older unsupported versions, provide client-side support for multipart requests. When Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux server application (server A) receives input from a remote client, and then uses that input to make a multipart request to another server (server B), it can be exposed to an attack, where an extra multipart is inserted in the content of the request from server A, causing server B to use the wrong value for a part it expects. This could to lead privilege escalation, for example, if the part content represents a username or user roles.

Do I need to act?

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2.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Oracle Vmware

References (20)

Patch http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
Patch http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103697
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1320
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669
Vendor Advisory https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1272
Patch https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
Patch https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Patch https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
Patch https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
Patch http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
Patch http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103697
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1320
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669
Vendor Advisory https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1272
Patch https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
Patch https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Patch https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
Patch https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal
Exposure 27/34 · High