CVE-2017-8046

Spring Data REST < 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9) / 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) - PATCH Request Remote Code Execution

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Malicious PATCH requests submitted to servers using Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), versions prior to 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and Spring Boot versions prior to 1.5.9, 2.0 M6 can use specially crafted JSON data to run arbitrary Java code.

Las peticiones PATCH maliciosas enviadas a servidores que utilizan versiones Spring Data REST anteriores a la 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), versiones anteriores a la 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) y versiones Spring Boot anteriores a la 1.5.9, 2.0 M6 pueden utilizar datos JSON especialmente diseñados para ejecutar código Java arbitrario.

Red Hat Fuse Integration Services provides a set of tools and containerized xPaaS images that enable development, deployment, and management of integration microservices within OpenShift. Security fix: undertow: Client can use bogus uri in Digest authentication spring-boot: Malicious PATCH requests submitted to servers can use specially crafted JSON data to run arbitrary Java code Issues addressed include bypass, deserialization, and file disclosure vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-04-21 CVE Reserved
2017-10-01 First Exploit
2018-01-04 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-07-24 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (16)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100948	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/146817	2018-03-15
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44289	2024-08-05
https://github.com/Soontao/CVE-2017-8046-DEMO	2017-10-01
https://github.com/guanjivip/CVE-2017-8046	2020-08-01
https://github.com/bkhablenko/CVE-2017-8046	2018-09-26
https://github.com/sj/spring-data-rest-CVE-2017-8046	2017-11-08
https://github.com/m3ssap0/SpringBreakVulnerableApp	2020-10-18
https://github.com/FixYourFace/SpringBreakPoC	2019-03-03
https://github.com/jkutner/spring-break-cve-2017-8046	2018-08-09
https://github.com/cved-sources/cve-2017-8046	2021-04-15
https://github.com/jsotiro/VulnerableSpringDataRest	2019-05-08

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405	2022-04-07
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-8046	2022-04-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8046	2018-08-14
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1553024	2018-08-14

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Boot Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Boot"				< 1.5.9 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Boot" and version " < 1.5.9"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Boot Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Boot"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Boot" and version "2.0.0"		milestone1		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Boot Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Boot"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Boot" and version "2.0.0"		milestone2		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Boot Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Boot"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Boot" and version "2.0.0"		milestone3		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Boot Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Boot"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Boot" and version "2.0.0"		milestone4		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Boot Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Boot"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Boot" and version "2.0.0"		milestone5		Affected
Pivotal Software Search vendor "Pivotal Software"		Spring Data Rest Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest"				< 2.6.9 Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest" and version " < 2.6.9"		-		Affected
Pivotal Software Search vendor "Pivotal Software"		Spring Data Rest Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest"				3.0.0 Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest" and version "3.0.0"		-		Affected
Pivotal Software Search vendor "Pivotal Software"		Spring Data Rest Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest"				3.0.0 Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest" and version "3.0.0"		m1		Affected
Pivotal Software Search vendor "Pivotal Software"		Spring Data Rest Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest"				3.0.0 Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest" and version "3.0.0"		m2		Affected
Pivotal Software Search vendor "Pivotal Software"		Spring Data Rest Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest"				3.0.0 Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest" and version "3.0.0"		m3		Affected
Pivotal Software Search vendor "Pivotal Software"		Spring Data Rest Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest"				3.0.0 Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest" and version "3.0.0"		m4		Affected
Pivotal Software Search vendor "Pivotal Software"		Spring Data Rest Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest"				3.0.0 Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest" and version "3.0.0"		rc1		Affected
Pivotal Software Search vendor "Pivotal Software"		Spring Data Rest Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest"				3.0.0 Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest" and version "3.0.0"		rc2		Affected
Pivotal Software Search vendor "Pivotal Software"		Spring Data Rest Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest"				3.0.0 Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Spring Data Rest" and version "3.0.0"		rc3		Affected