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Description
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.
Affected Spring Products and Versions
Spring Data Commons:
- 2.0.0 - 2.0.5
- 1.13.10 and earlier
Mitigation
Users of affected versions should upgrade to the corresponding fixed version.
| Fix version | Availability |
|---|---|
| 2.0.6 | OSS |
| 1.13.11 | OSS |
There are no other mitigation steps necessary.
Note that the use of authentication and authorization for endpoints, both of which are provided by Spring Security, limits exposure to this vulnerability to authorized users.
Credit
This issue was identified and responsibly reported by Philippe Arteau, GoSecure Inc.
References
- https://jira.spring.io/browse/DATACMNS-1282
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-commons/commit/b1a20ae1e82a63f99b3afc6f2aaedb3bf4dc432a
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-commons/commit/ae1dd2741ce06d44a0966ecbd6f47beabde2b653
- https://docs.spring.io/spring-data/jpa/docs/current/reference/html/#core.web.binding
History
- 2018-04-10: Initial vulnerability report published.
- 2018-04-17: Updated list of releases that fixed the issue
Reporting a vulnerability
To report a security vulnerability for a project within the Spring portfolio, see the Security Policy
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