CVE-2018-1275 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Spring Framework versions 5.0 prior to 5.0.5 and 4.3 prior to 4.3.16, specifically when exposing STOMP over WebSocket endpoints with an in-memory STOMP broker. This flaw allows a malicious actor to craft a message leading to RCE, impacting products like Oracle and VMware. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code is readily available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness despite not being listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.3.0, < 4.3.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:12.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.