CVE-2018-1196 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in the embedded launch script of Spring Boot versions 1.5.9 and earlier, and 2.0.0.M1 through 2.0.0.M7. This flaw allows a malicious "run_user" with shell access to overwrite and take ownership of any file on the system, provided the Spring Boot application is installed as a systemd or init.d service. With a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium), the attack requires high complexity but can lead to high integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_boot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_boot:2.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_boot:2.0.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_boot:2.0.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_boot:2.0.0:milestone4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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