CVE-2018-15758 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2018-15758 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-security-oauth2-2.0.10.RELEASE.jar

Module for providing OAuth2 support to Spring Security

path: 2/repository/org/springframework/security/oauth/spring-security-oauth2/2.0.10.RELEASE/spring-security-oauth2-2.0.10.RELEASE.jar

Library home page: http://static.springframework.org/spring-security/oauth/spring-security-oauth2

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ spring-security-oauth2-2.0.10.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

Spring Security OAuth, versions 2.3 prior to 2.3.4, and 2.2 prior to 2.2.3, and 2.1 prior to 2.1.3, and 2.0 prior to 2.0.16, and older unsupported versions could be susceptible to a privilege escalation under certain conditions. A malicious user or attacker can craft a request to the approval endpoint that can modify the previously saved authorization request and lead to a privilege escalation on the subsequent approval. This scenario can happen if the application is configured to use a custom approval endpoint that declares AuthorizationRequest as a controller method argument. This vulnerability exposes applications that meet all of the following requirements: Act in the role of an Authorization Server (e.g. @EnableAuthorizationServer) and use a custom Approval Endpoint that declares AuthorizationRequest as a controller method argument. This vulnerability does not expose applications that: Act in the role of an Authorization Server and use the default Approval Endpoint, act in the role of a Resource Server only (e.g. @EnableResourceServer), act in the role of a Client only (e.g. @EnableOAuthClient).

Publish Date: 2018-10-18

URL: CVE-2018-15758

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-15758

Fix Resolution: Users of affected versions should apply the following mitigation: 2.3.x users should upgrade to 2.3.4 2.2.x users should upgrade to 2.2.3 2.1.x users should upgrade to 2.1.3 2.0.x users should upgrade to 2.0.16 Older versions should upgrade to a supported branch There are no other mitigation steps required.

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