CVE-2018-1199

spring-framework: Improper URL path validation allows for bypassing of security checks on static resources

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Spring Security (Spring Security 4.1.x before 4.1.5, 4.2.x before 4.2.4, and 5.0.x before 5.0.1; and Spring Framework 4.3.x before 4.3.14 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3) does not consider URL path parameters when processing security constraints. By adding a URL path parameter with special encodings, an attacker may be able to bypass a security constraint. The root cause of this issue is a lack of clarity regarding the handling of path parameters in the Servlet Specification. Some Servlet containers include path parameters in the value returned for getPathInfo() and some do not. Spring Security uses the value returned by getPathInfo() as part of the process of mapping requests to security constraints. In this particular attack, different character encodings used in path parameters allows secured Spring MVC static resource URLs to be bypassed.

Spring Security (Spring Security en versiones 4.1.x anteriores a la 4.1.5, versiones 4.2.x anteriores a la 4.2.4 y versiones 5.0.x anteriores a la 5.0.1; y Spring Framework en versiones 4.3.x anteriores a la 4.3.14 y versiones 5.0.x anteriores a la 5.0.3) no tiene en cuenta los parámetros de ruta de URL al procesar limitaciones de seguridad. Al añadir un parámetro de ruta URL con codificaciones especiales, un atacante podría ser capaz de omitir una limitación de seguridad. La causa raíz de este problema es la falta de claridad con respecto a la gestión de los parámetros de ruta en Servlet Specification. Algunos contenedores de Servlet incluyen parámetros de ruta en el valor devuelto a getPathInfo(), pero otros no. Spring Security emplea el valor devuelto por getPathInfo() como parte del proceso de mapeo de peticiones a limitaciones de seguridad. En este ataque en concreto, las diferentes codificaciones de caracteres empleadas en los parámetros de ruta permiten la omisión de URL de recursos estáticos seguros de Spring MVC.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-12-06 CVE Reserved
2018-03-16 CVE Published
2023-07-08 EPSS Updated
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/4ed49b103f64a0cecb38064f26cbf1389afc12124653da2d35166dbe%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ab825fcade0b49becfa30235b3d54f4a51bb74ea96b6c9adb5d1378c%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/dcf8599b80e43a6b60482607adb76c64672772dc2d9209ae2170f369%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405	2023-11-07
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1199	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1199	2018-08-14
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1540030	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 Framework Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Framework"				>= 4.3.0 < 4.3.14 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Framework" and version " >= 4.3.0 < 4.3.14"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Framework Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Framework"				>= 5.0.0 < 5.0.3 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Framework" and version " >= 5.0.0 < 5.0.3"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Security Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security"				>= 4.1.0 < 4.1.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security" and version " >= 4.1.0 < 4.1.5"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Security Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security"				>= 4.2.0 < 4.2.4 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security" and version " >= 4.2.0 < 4.2.4"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Spring Security Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security"				>= 5.0.0 < 5.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Spring Security" and version " >= 5.0.0 < 5.0.1"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Fuse Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Fuse"				1.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Fuse" and version "1.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Rapid Planning Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Rapid Planning"				12.1 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Rapid Planning" and version "12.1"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Rapid Planning Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Rapid Planning"				12.2 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Rapid Planning" and version "12.2"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Retail Xstore Point Of Service Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Retail Xstore Point Of Service"				7.1 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Retail Xstore Point Of Service" and version "7.1"		-		Affected