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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2018-1273
VMware Tanzu Spring Data Commons Property Binder Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 11, 2018, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 30, 2025, 7:04 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Spring Data Commons contains a property binder vulnerability which can allow an attacker to perform remote code execution.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1273

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-1273 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pivotal_software spring_data_commons
2 Pivotal_software spring_data_rest
1 Apache ignite
1 Oracle financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 4
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Upgrade to Spring Data Commons version 1.13.11, 2.0.6, or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-1273 has a 68 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-1273.

URL Resource
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ignite-dev/201807.mbox/%3CCAK0qHnqzfzmCDFFi6c5Jok19zNkVCz5Xb4sU%3D0f2J_1i4p46zQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1273 Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ignite-dev/201807.mbox/%3CCAK0qHnqzfzmCDFFi6c5Jok19zNkVCz5Xb4sU%3D0f2J_1i4p46zQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1273 Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-1273 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-1273 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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hdgokani/CVE-2018-1273

None

Java

Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 25, 2025, 5:17 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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Agilevatester/SpringSecurityV1

OSS - Spring Security Vulnerability Reachability Evaluation

Java Python JavaScript HTML CSS Dockerfile

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 1, 2025, 6:06 p.m. This repo has been linked 26 different CVEs too.
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Agilevatester/SpringSecurity

None

Java Python JavaScript HTML CSS Dockerfile

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 22, 2025, 1:31 a.m. This repo has been linked 26 different CVEs too.
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Xx-otaku/SpringScan

None

Python

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 11, 2025, 7:35 a.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.
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plzheheplztrying/cve_monitor

None

HTML Python Shell

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 13, 2025, 8:50 a.m. This repo has been linked 891 different CVEs too.
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csbysj/Z5yUkptp

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Updated: 8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : Nov. 29, 2024, 4:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 127 different CVEs too.
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XiaomingX/awesome-poc-for-red-team

A curated collection of Proof of Concept (PoC) tools, scripts, and techniques designed for red team operations, penetration testing, and cybersecurity research. This repository focuses on providing practical resources for exploring vulnerabilities

attack cybersecurity exp hw penetration-testing poc red-team security-tools vulnerability-poc

Updated: 7 months ago
5 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Nov. 17, 2024, 11:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 414 different CVEs too.
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qiuluo-oss/Tiger

Tiger是一款在攻防演练中对目标资产重点系统指纹识别、精准漏扫的工具。是一款打点神器。

Updated: 1 month ago
136 stars 8 fork 8 watcher
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zjr-g/SpringDetector

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Updated: 11 months, 2 weeks ago
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onewinner/VulToolsKit

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316 stars 19 fork 19 watcher
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bakery312/Vulhub-Reproduce

None

Updated: 3 months ago
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2lambda123/SBSCAN

None

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Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
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Updated: 1 month ago
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Born at : Oct. 30, 2023, 7:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.
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WuliRuler/SBSCAN

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Python Dockerfile

Updated: 1 month ago
80 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Oct. 5, 2023, 11 a.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-1273 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-38821 (CVSS 9.1) Allows Authorization Bypass in Spring WebFlux Applications

In a recent security advisory, Spring Security disclosed CVE-2024-38821, a critical vulnerability impacting WebFlux applications, with a CVSS severity score of 9.1. The flaw enables an “authorization ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 29, 2024 (9 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-38810: Spring Security Flaw Leaves Applications Open to Unauthorized Access

A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-38810) has been discovered in Spring Security, potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data within affected applications. The vulnerability impact ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 21, 2024 (1 year ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-1273 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE CWE-74
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
    Removed CWE CWE-74
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Feb. 07, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-74
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ignite-dev/201807.mbox/%3CCAK0qHnqzfzmCDFFi6c5Jok19zNkVCz5Xb4sU%3D0f2J_1i4p46zQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E
    Added Reference https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1273
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CWE NIST CWE-74
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.12.10 *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.13 up to (including) 1.13.10 *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (including) 2.0.5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.12.10 *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.13.0 up to (including) 1.13.10 *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (including) 2.0.5
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.5.10 *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6 up to (including) 2.6.10 *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 up to (including) 3.0.5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.5.10 *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.0 up to (including) 2.6.10 *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (including) 3.0.5
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:ignite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.0 up to (including) 2.5.0 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:ignite:1.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:ignite:1.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:ignite:1.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:ignite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.1 up to (including) 2.5.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Dell CWE-94
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ignite-dev/201807.mbox/%3CCAK0qHnqzfzmCDFFi6c5Jok19zNkVCz5Xb4sU%3D0f2J_1i4p46zQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E No Types Assigned http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ignite-dev/201807.mbox/%3CCAK0qHnqzfzmCDFFi6c5Jok19zNkVCz5Xb4sU%3D0f2J_1i4p46zQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:ignite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.0 up to (including) 2.5.0 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:ignite:1.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ignite-dev/201807.mbox/%3CCAK0qHnqzfzmCDFFi6c5Jok19zNkVCz5Xb4sU%3D0f2J_1i4p46zQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 23, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1273 No Types Assigned https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1273 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.12.10 *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.13 up to (including) 1.13.10 *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (including) 2.0.5
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.5.10 *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6 up to (including) 2.6.10 *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 up to (including) 3.0.5
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

94.01 }} -0.06%

score

0.99883

percentile