CVE-2016-4977

Description

When processing authorization requests using the whitelabel views in Spring Security OAuth 2.0.0 to 2.0.9 and 1.0.0 to 1.0.5, the response_type parameter value was executed as Spring SpEL which enabled a malicious user to trigger remote code execution via the crafting of the value for response_type.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 94.16% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory pivotal.io
Affected: Pivotal Spring Security OAuth
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-4977 vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37d7e820fc65a768de3e096e98382d5529a52a039f093e59357d0bc0%40%3Cdev.fineract.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0841d849c23418c473ccb9183cbf41a317cb0476e44be48022ce3488%40%3Cdev.fineract.apache.org%3E mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/16/1 mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5e6dd946635bbcc9e1f2591599ad0fab54f2dc3714196af3b17893f2%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/96c017115069408cec5e82ce1e6293facab398011f6db7e1befbe274%40%3Cdev.fineract.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4977?
CVE-2016-4977 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4977?
To fix CVE-2016-4977, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-4977 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-4977 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-4977?
CVE-2016-4977 affects Pivotal Spring Security OAuth.
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