CVE-2018-1259

7.5 HIGH
Published: May 11, 2018 Modified: June 26, 2026
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Description

Spring Data Commons, versions 1.13 prior to 1.13.12 and 2.0 prior to 2.0.7, used in combination with XMLBeam 1.4.14 or earlier versions, contains a property binder vulnerability caused by improper restriction of XML external entity references as underlying library XMLBeam does not restrict external reference expansion. An unauthenticated remote malicious user can supply specially crafted request parameters against Spring Data's projection-based request payload binding to access arbitrary files on the system.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1809
Source: security_alert@emc.com
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768
Source: security_alert@emc.com
Third Party Advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1259
Source: security_alert@emc.com
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1809
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1259
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.0%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

pivotal_software broadcom xmlbeam vmware