CVE-2018-1196

Severity Score

5.9

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Spring Boot supports an embedded launch script that can be used to easily run the application as a systemd or init.d linux service. The script included with Spring Boot 1.5.9 and earlier and 2.0.0.M1 through 2.0.0.M7 is susceptible to a symlink attack which allows the "run_user" to overwrite and take ownership of any file on the same system. In order to instigate the attack, the application must be installed as a service and the "run_user" requires shell access to the server. Spring Boot application that are not installed as a service, or are not using the embedded launch script are not susceptible.

Spring Boot soporta un script de inicio embebido que puede emplearse para ejecuta fácilmente la aplicación como servicio de linux systemd o init.d. El script incluido con Spring Boot 1.5.9 y anteriores y 2.0.0.M1 hasta 2.0.0.M7 es susceptible a un ataque symlink que permite que "run_user" sobrescriba y se haga dueño de cualquier archivo en el mismo sistema. Para instigar el ataque, la aplicación debe estar instalada como servicio y "run_user" requiere acceso shell al servidor. Las aplicaciones Spring Boot que no estén instaladas como servicio o que no estén usando el script de inicio embebido no son susceptibles.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-12-06 CVE Reserved
2018-03-19 CVE Published
2024-01-27 EPSS Updated
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1196	2022-04-07

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
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"		milestone6		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"		milestone7		Affected