SB2018013025 - Symlink attack in Pivotal spring-boot
Published: January 30, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018013025
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Symlink attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1196)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to conduct symlink attack on the target system.The weakness exists due to insufficient security restrictions. A remote attacker, with shell access, can conduct symlink attack and overwrite files with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.