Spring Security OAuth up to 2.0.9 Whitelabel View response_type data processing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Spring Security OAuth up to 2.0.9. This affects an unknown function of the component Whitelabel View. Such manipulation of the argument response_type leads to data processing. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-4977. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Spring Security OAuth up to 2.0.9. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Whitelabel View. The manipulation of the argument response_type with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-19. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

When processing authorization requests using the whitelabel views in Spring Security OAuth 2.0.0 to 2.0.9 and 1.0.0 to 1.0.5, the response_type parameter value was executed as Spring SpEL which enabled a malicious user to trigger remote code execution via the crafting of the value for response_type.

The bug was discovered 07/05/2016. The weakness was published 05/25/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at pivotal.io. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-4977 since 05/24/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 324 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Data processing
CWE: CWE-19
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

05/24/2016 🔍
07/05/2016 +42 days 🔍
05/25/2017 +324 days 🔍
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05/26/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/03/2020 +1226 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: pivotal.io
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-4977 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4977
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101780
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-4977 - Pivotal - Spring Security Oauth - Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 05/26/2017 02:58
Updated: 10/03/2020 09:21
Changes: 05/26/2017 02:58 (56), 10/03/2020 09:21 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:03C:103

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