Symlink attack in spring-boot - CVE-2018-1196
Published: March 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11230
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1196
CWE-ID: CWE-61
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
The weakness exists due to insufficient security restrictions. A remote attacker, with shell access, can conduct symlink attack and overwrite files with elevated privileges.
Affected software
spring-boot
Dell Support Assist Enterprise
Dell Support Assist Enterprise
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1196
Update to version 1.5.10.
Dell Support Assist Enterprise - update to 4.00.06.00