#VU15466 Privilege escalation in Spring Security OAuth - CVE-2018-15758
Published: October 22, 2018 / Updated: October 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15466
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15758
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Spring Security OAuth
Spring Security OAuth
Software vendor:
Pivotal
Pivotal
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the OAuth2 component of Pivotal Software Spring Security OAuth due to improper security restrictions. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and modify a previously saved authorization request to gain elevated privileges.
Remediation
The vulnerability has been addressed in the versions 2.0.16, 2.1.3, 2.2.3, 2.3.4.