Spring Framework up to 5.0.5 improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Spring Framework up to 5.0.5. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2018-1258. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Spring Framework up to 5.0.5. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Spring Framework version 5.0.5 when used in combination with any versions of Spring Security contains an authorization bypass when using method security. An unauthorized malicious user can gain unauthorized access to methods that should be restricted.

The bug was discovered 05/09/2018. The weakness was released 05/11/2018 by Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at pivotal.io. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-1258 since 12/06/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 121257 (Oracle Application Testing Suite Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jan 2019 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371748 (Oracle WebLogic Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUAPR2019) (WebLogic Server Unix Authentication Record)).

Upgrading to version 5.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 9 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (121257) and SecurityFocus (BID 104222†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-79791, VDB-95830, VDB-97118 and VDB-99028. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 121257
Nessus Name: Oracle Application Testing Suite Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jan 2019 CPU)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Spring Framework 5.0.6

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12/06/2017 🔍
05/09/2018 +154 days 🔍
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05/11/2018 +1 days 🔍
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05/12/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/16/2019 +249 days 🔍
01/21/2019 +5 days 🔍
08/25/2026 +2773 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2019:2413
Researcher: Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-1258 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1258
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117636
SecurityFocus: 104222 - Spring Security and Spring Framework CVE-2018-1258 Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041888

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2018 08:53
Updated: 08/25/2026 21:24
Changes: 05/12/2018 08:53 (66), 02/04/2020 15:42 (10), 03/13/2023 06:41 (5), 08/25/2026 21:24 (17)
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