CVE-2016-4977
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-4977 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | dell |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-05-25 17:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-19 | Remote Code Execution
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 1.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 1.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 1.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 1.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pivotal | Spring Security Oauth | 2.0.9 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Pivotal | Spring Security OAuth | affected 2.0.0 to 2.0.9 | Not specified |
| CNA | Pivotal | Spring Security OAuth | affected 1.0.0 to 1.0.5 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| oss-security - Fwd: [CVE-2016-4977] Apache Fineract remote code execution vulnerabilities fixed in v1.3.0 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| CVE-2016-4977 Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Spring Security OAuth | Security | Pivotal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | pivotal.io | Vendor Advisory |
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 981223 Java (maven) Security Update for org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 (GHSA-7q9c-h23x-65fq)