#VU12858 XXE attack in Pivotal Spring Data Commons - CVE-2018-1259

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12858

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1259

CWE-ID: CWE-611

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Pivotal Spring Data Commons
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: Pivotal

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper restriction of XML external entity references. The underlying XMLBeam library does not restrict external reference expansion. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted request parameters and gain access to arbitrary files. 

Mitigation
Update to version 1.13.12 or 2.0.7.

Vulnerable software versions

Pivotal Spring Data Commons: 1.13 - 2.0.6

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External links
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1259

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.