CVE-2018-1273
VMware Tanzu Spring Data Commons Property Binder Vulnerability
- Critical 9.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 25 Mar 2022
- Used in ransomware campaigns
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.
Key facts
- Published
- 11 Apr 2018
- Last changed
- 26 Aug 2026
- Assigned by
- dell
- KEV added
- 25 Mar 2022
- KEV fix due
- 15 Apr 2022
- Used in ransomware
- Yes, according to CISA
- EPSS
- 96.956% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.89% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Spring by Pivotal | Spring Framework |
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Timeline
- 11 Apr 2018 Published
- 25 Mar 2022 CVE-2018-1273 added to CISA KEV
- 25 Mar 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue