CVE-2017-8046 (GCVE-0-2017-8046)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-01-04 06:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:19
VLAI Previdian
Summary
Malicious PATCH requests submitted to servers using Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), versions prior to 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and Spring Boot versions prior to 1.5.9, 2.0 M6 can use specially crafted JSON data to run arbitrary Java code.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • run arbitrary Java code
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-8046 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100948 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44289/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Pivotal Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot Affected: Pivotal Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and Spring Boot versions prior to 1.5.9, 2.0 M6
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Date Public
2018-01-04 00:00
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: c80b7199-7180-4d0c-8807-43001de0d1ea

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2017-8046

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2018-01-04 07:00 CET

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2018-01-04
Asserted: 2018-01-04
Scope
Notes: Malicious PATCH requests submitted to servers using Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), versions prior to 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and... | Affected: Pivotal / Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.7453 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title Malicious PATCH requests submitted to servers using Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), versions prior to 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and...
Cve Id CVE-2017-8046
Vendor Pivotal
Ghsa Id GHSA-9QF9-28H9-HQCJ
Product Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot
Added Date 2018-01-04T06:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.7453
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.99486
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2017-8046
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST
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