CVE-2018-1257

Spring Framework, versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.6, versions 4.3.x prior to 4.3.17, and older unsupported versions allows applications to expose STOMP over WebSocket endpoints with a simple, in-memory STOMP broker through the spring-messaging module. A malicious user (or attacker) can craft a message to the broker that can lead to a regular expression, denial of service attack.

Published: 2018-05-11 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-1257 is rated Moderate Risk (53.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.18%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1257

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-13 1.33% 1.18% -0.16%
2 2025-12-08 1.79% 1.33% -0.46%
3 2025-11-21 1.79%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-1257

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-1257

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-1257

GHSA-rcpf-vj53-7h2m · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Denial of Service in org.springframework:spring-core

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-1257

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2018-1257 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libspring-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1257
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1257
ubuntu low CVE-2018-1257 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libspring-java), 20 status rows across 20 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 16, needed 2, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1257

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-1257

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware spring_framework < 4.3.17 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat openshift cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle agile_product_lifecycle_management 9.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle agile_product_lifecycle_management 9.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle agile_product_lifecycle_management 9.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle agile_product_lifecycle_management 9.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle application_testing_suite 12.5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:12.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle application_testing_suite 13.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle application_testing_suite 13.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle application_testing_suite 13.3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle big_data_discovery 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:big_data_discovery:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_converged_application_server < 7.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_converged_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_diameter_signaling_router < 8.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_performance_intelligence_center < 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_performance_intelligence_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_services_gatekeeper < 6.1.0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_services_gatekeeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_unified_inventory_management 7.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_unified_inventory_management 7.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_unified_inventory_management 7.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_unified_inventory_management 7.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle endeca_information_discovery_integrator 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:endeca_information_discovery_integrator:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle endeca_information_discovery_integrator 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:endeca_information_discovery_integrator:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform 12.1.0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:12.1.0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform 13.2.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform 13.3.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.3.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_for_mysql_database 13.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_for_mysql_database:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_ops_center 12.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center:12.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_private_banking 2.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_private_banking 2.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:2.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_private_banking 12.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_private_banking 12.0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_private_banking 12.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle goldengate_for_big_data 12.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:goldengate_for_big_data:12.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle goldengate_for_big_data 12.3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:goldengate_for_big_data:12.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle goldengate_for_big_data 12.3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:goldengate_for_big_data:12.3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle health_sciences_information_manager 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:health_sciences_information_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle healthcare_master_person_index 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:healthcare_master_person_index:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle healthcare_master_person_index 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:healthcare_master_person_index:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle hospitality_guest_access 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hospitality_guest_access:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle hospitality_guest_access 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hospitality_guest_access:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_calculation_engine 10.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_calculation_engine:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_calculation_engine 10.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_calculation_engine:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_calculation_engine 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_calculation_engine:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_rules_palette 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_rules_palette 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_rules_palette 10.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_rules_palette 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_rules_palette 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_gateway 15.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_gateway 16.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_gateway 17.12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:17.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_customer_insights 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_customer_insights:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_customer_insights 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_customer_insights:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_open_commerce_platform 5.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_open_commerce_platform:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_open_commerce_platform 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_open_commerce_platform:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_open_commerce_platform 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_open_commerce_platform:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_order_broker 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_broker:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_order_broker 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_broker:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_order_broker 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_broker:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_order_broker 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_broker:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_predictive_application_server 14.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_predictive_application_server:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_predictive_application_server 14.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_predictive_application_server:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_predictive_application_server 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_predictive_application_server:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_predictive_application_server 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_predictive_application_server:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle service_architecture_leveraging_tuxedo 12.1.3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:service_architecture_leveraging_tuxedo:12.1.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle service_architecture_leveraging_tuxedo 12.2.2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:service_architecture_leveraging_tuxedo:12.2.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle tape_library_acsls 8.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:tape_library_acsls:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle utilities_network_management_system 1.12.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_network_management_system:1.12.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle weblogic_server 10.3.6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:10.3.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle weblogic_server 12.1.3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.1.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle weblogic_server 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-1257

URL Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104260 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1809 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768 Third Party Advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1257 Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html Patch Third Party Advisory
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