Symlink attack in spring-boot - CVE-2018-1196
Published: March 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11230
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1196
CWE-ID: CWE-61
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Pivotal
Affected software:
spring-boot
spring-boot
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1196
Update to version 1.5.10.