CVE-2018-1273

Exp

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.

Published: 2018-04-11 Last update: 2025-10-28 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-1273 is rated Critical Active Threat (99.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 94.29%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-03-25) affecting VMware Tanzu / Spring Data Commons. a weakness (CWE-94) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2018-1273

Name: VMware Tanzu Spring Data Commons Property Binder Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2022-03-25

Action due: 2022-04-15

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1273

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 2025-11-21 93.99% 94.29% +0.30%
2 2025-11-18 94.19% 93.99% -0.20%
3 2025-09-28 — 94.19% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-1273

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-1273

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-1273

GHSA-4fq3-mr56-cg6r · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — Spring Data Commons remote code injection vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-1273

vendor priority summary link
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1273

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-1273

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pivotal_software spring_data_commons <= 1.12.10 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software spring_data_commons >= 1.13.0, <= 1.13.10 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software spring_data_commons >= 2.0.0, <= 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software spring_data_rest <= 2.5.10 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software spring_data_rest >= 2.6.0, <= 2.6.10 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software spring_data_rest >= 3.0.0, <= 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache ignite >= 1.0.1, <= 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:ignite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache ignite 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:ignite:1.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache ignite 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:ignite:1.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio 8.0.8.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio 8.0.8.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-1273

cvelogic Threat Intelligence