Spring Framework up to 4.3.17/5.0.6 MVC HTTP Request input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Spring Framework up to 4.3.17/5.0.6. This affects an unknown function of the component MVC. Executing a manipulation as part of HTTP Request can lead to input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-11039. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Spring Framework up to 4.3.17/5.0.6. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component MVC. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Request leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Spring Framework (versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.7, versions 4.3.x prior to 4.3.18, and older unsupported versions) allow web applications to change the HTTP request method to any HTTP method (including TRACE) using the HiddenHttpMethodFilter in Spring MVC. If an application has a pre-existing XSS vulnerability, a malicious user (or attacker) can use this filter to escalate to an XST (Cross Site Tracing) attack.

The bug was discovered 06/14/2018. The weakness was disclosed 06/25/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at pivotal.io. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-11039 since 05/14/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118202 (Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2018 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 4.3.18 or 5.0.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (118202). The entries VDB-90449, VDB-91385, VDB-91680 and VDB-91681 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 118202
Nessus Name: Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2018 CPU)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Spring Framework 4.3.18/5.0.7

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05/14/2018 🔍
06/14/2018 +31 days 🔍
06/25/2018 +10 days 🔍
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10/16/2018 +113 days 🔍
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03/28/2023 +1622 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DLA 2635-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-11039 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11039
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119842
SecurityFocus: 105621

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2018 21:52
Updated: 03/28/2023 17:44
Changes: 06/25/2018 21:52 (64), 02/21/2020 15:36 (7), 03/28/2023 17:37 (5), 03/28/2023 17:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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