CVE-2018-1259

Spring Data Commons, versions 1.13 prior to 1.13.12 and 2.0 prior to 2.0.7, used in combination with XMLBeam 1.4.14 or earlier versions, contains a property binder vulnerability caused by improper restriction of XML external entity references as underlying library XMLBeam does not restrict external reference expansion. An unauthenticated remote malicious user can supply specially crafted request parameters against Spring Data's projection-based request payload binding to access arbitrary files on the system.

Published: 2018-05-11 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-1259 is rated Moderate Risk (62/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.83%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1259

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 2025-11-25 10.29% 9.83% -0.46%
2 2025-11-21 11.31% 10.29% -1.02%
3 2025-11-18 — 11.31% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-1259

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-1259

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-1259

GHSA-m929-7fr6-cvjg · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Spring Data Commons, used in combination with XMLBeam, contains a property binder vulnerability caused by improper restriction of XML external entity references

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-1259

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1259

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-1259

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pivotal_software spring_data_commons >= 1.13, <= 1.13.11 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software spring_data_commons >= 2.0, <= 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software spring_data_rest > 2.6, <= 2.6.11 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software spring_data_rest >= 3.0, <= 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xmlbeam xmlbeam <= 1.4.14 cpe:2.3:a:xmlbeam:xmlbeam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-1259

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