CVE-2018-1260 — Vulnerability in...

CRITICAL

Spring Security OAuth vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE)

Published October 18, 2018Updated May 14, 2024Source: osv

Summary

Spring Security OAuth versions prior to 2.3.3, prior to 2.2.2, prior to 2.1.2, and prior to 2.0.15 contain a remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can craft an authorization request to the authorization endpoint that can lead to remote code execution when the resource owner is forwarded to the approval endpoint.

Advisory Timeline

First published October 18, 2018 (2916 days ago).
Last revised May 14, 2024 — 2035 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven

Update org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 to 2.1.2 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 2.1.2 for org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 -->

Maven

Update org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 to 2.2.2 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 2.2.2 for org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 -->

Maven

Update org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 to 2.3.3 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 2.3.3 for org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 -->

Maven

Update org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 to 2.0.15 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 2.0.15 for org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (5)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2	maven	2.1.0.RELEASE, 2.1.1.RELEASE	2.1.2
org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2	maven	2.2.0.RELEASE, 2.2.1.RELEASE	2.2.2
org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2	maven	1.0.0.RELEASE, 1.0.1.RELEASE, 1.0.2.RELEASE, 1.0.3.RELEASE (+2 more)	Range-based data available
org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2	maven	2.3.0.RELEASE, 2.3.1.RELEASE, 2.3.2.RELEASE	2.3.3
org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2	maven	2.0.0.RELEASE, 2.0.1.RELEASE, 2.0.10.RELEASE, 2.0.11.RELEASE (+11 more)	2.0.15

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-94
Code InjectionMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-1260?: Spring Security OAuth vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2018-1260?: CVE-2018-1260 affects org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2018-1260 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-rrpm-pj7p-7j9q

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