CVE-2018-1259
Spring Data Commons, used in combination with XMLBeam, contains a property binder vulnerability caused by improper restriction of XML external entity references
Description
Spring Data Commons, versions 1.13 prior to 1.13.12 and 2.0 prior to 2.0.7, used in combination with XMLBeam 1.4.14 or earlier versions, contains a property binder vulnerability caused by improper restriction of XML external entity references as underlying library XMLBeam does not restrict external reference expansion. An unauthenticated remote malicious user can supply specially crafted request parameters against Spring Data's projection-based request payload binding to access arbitrary files on the system.
How to fix CVE-2018-1259
To remediate CVE-2018-1259, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.13.12 or later
Is CVE-2018-1259 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 9.8%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 1.13.0, < 1.13.12
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |