CVE-2017-8046 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 74.5% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Malicious PATCH requests submitted to servers using Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), versions prior to 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and Spring Boot versions prior to 1.5.9, 2.0 M6 can use specially crafted JSON data to run arbitrary Java code.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 74.53% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-01-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-26 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| pivotal software | spring data rest |
| vmware | spring boot |
| vmware | spring data rest |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Spring Data REST < 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9) / 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) - PATCH Request Remote Code Execution | 2018-03-15 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100948
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-8046
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44289/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100948
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-8046
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44289/
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