CVE-2016-4977
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CVE-2016-4977 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. When processing authorization requests using the whitelabel views in Spring Security OAuth 2.0.0 to 2.0.9 and 1.0.0 to 1.0.5, the response_type parameter value was executed as Spring SpEL which enabled a malicious user to trigger remote code execution via the crafting of the value for response_type.. EPSS estimates a 79.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
When processing authorization requests using the whitelabel views in Spring Security OAuth 2.0.0 to 2.0.9 and 1.0.0 to 1.0.5, the response_type parameter value was executed as Spring SpEL which enabled a malicious user to trigger remote code execution via the crafting of the value for response_type.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 1.0.0 |
| Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 1.0.1 |
| Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 1.0.2 |
| Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 1.0.3 |
| Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 1.0.4 |
| Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 1.0.5 |
| Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.0 |
| Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.1 |
| Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.2 |
| Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.3 |
| Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.4 |
| Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.5 |
| Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.6 |
| Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.7 |
| Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.8 |
| Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.9 |
References
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-4977Vendor Advisory
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-4977Vendor Advisory
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