CVE-2018-1270

Public Exploit

Description

Spring Framework, versions 5.0 prior to 5.0.5 and versions 4.3 prior to 4.3.15 and older unsupported versions, allow applications to expose STOMP over WebSocket endpoints with a simple, in-memory STOMP broker through the spring-messaging module. A malicious user (or attacker) can craft a message to the broker that can lead to a remote code execution attack.

Categories

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 89.45% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory pivotal.io
Affected: Spring by Pivotal Spring Framework
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2939 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44796/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103696 vdb entry third party advisory
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://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6d3d34adcf3dfc48e36342aa1f18ce3c20bb8e4c458a97508d5bfed1%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing list
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html third party advisory patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html third party advisory patch
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1270 vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741dbc87f2fd52ff2%40%3Cissues.geode.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00022.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1270?
CVE-2018-1270 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1270?
To fix CVE-2018-1270, 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-2018-1270 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-1270 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~89% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-1270?
CVE-2018-1270 affects Spring by Pivotal Spring Framework.
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