CVE-2018-1273: VMware Tanzu Spring Data Commons Property Binder Vulnerability

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-1273 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Code Injection vulnerability in VMware Tanzu Spring Data Commons. It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 25-03-2022. It has been used in ransomware campaigns. EPSS estimates a 96.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 11-04-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 25-03-2022
   Added to CISA KEVVMware Tanzu Spring Data Commons Property Binder Vulnerability
3. 15-04-2022
   CISA remediation dueApply updates per vendor instructions.
4. 26-08-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.