VMware Tanzu Spring Data Commons Property Binder Vulnerability (CVE-2018-1273)
Spring Data Commons contains a property binder vulnerability which can allow an attacker to perform remote code execution.
A remote attacker, without authentication, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data, complete denial of service or system unavailability. CISA has confirmed use of this vulnerability in known ransomware campaigns — treat as high priority for remediation. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2022-04-15 under CISA BOD 22-01.
This is a Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in VMware Tanzu Spring Data Commons. Spring Data Commons, versions prior to 1.13 to 1.13.10, 2.0 to 2.0.5, and older unsupported versions, contain a property binder vulnerability caused by improper neutralization of special elements. An unauthenticated remote malicious user (or attacker) can supply specially crafted request parameters against Spring Data REST backed HTTP resources or using Spring Data's projection-based request payload binding hat can lead to a remote code execution attack. Exploitation requires remote network access, low attack complexity, no authentication required, and no user interaction required.
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CISA confirms this CVE has been used in known ransomware campaigns. Added to the KEV catalog on 2022-03-25; federal agencies required to remediate by 2022-04-15.
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This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — apply the vendor's security update as soon as possible.
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