Missing authorization in Pivotal Spring Framework - CVE-2018-1258

 

Missing authorization in Pivotal Spring Framework - CVE-2018-1258

Published: May 15, 2018 / Updated: May 15, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12651
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1258
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Pivotal
Affected software:
Pivotal Spring Framework

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper security restrictions when using Spring Security method security. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted request, bypass authorization restrictions and gain unauthorized access to certain methods that should be restricted. 

How to mitigate CVE-2018-1258

Update to version 5.0.6.

Sources