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CVE-2018-1273 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Spring Data Commons affecting versions prior to 1.13.11 in the 1.13.x line, prior to 2.0.6 in the 2.0.x line, and older unsupported versions. The flaw is in property binding and is caused by improper neutralization of special elements in externally supplied input. In vulnerable deployments, specially crafted request parameters sent to Spring Data REST-backed HTTP resources, or crafted data processed through Spring Data projection-based request payload binding, can be interpreted in a way that allows attacker-controlled expression evaluation and code execution. The issue is exploitable remotely and does not require authentication when the affected binding paths are exposed.
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This repository is a proof-of-concept (POC) exploit for CVE-2018-1273, a remote code execution vulnerability in Spring Data Commons (prior to 1.13.10 and 2.0.5). The repository contains a minimal Spring Boot application with a vulnerable controller exposing a POST /account endpoint. The exploit leverages improper property binding in Spring Data Commons, allowing an attacker to send a specially crafted POST request with malicious parameters that result in arbitrary code execution on the server. The README provides example curl commands for both Windows and MacOS, demonstrating how to trigger the vulnerability to execute system commands (such as launching the calculator application). The repository includes Java source files for the application and controller, Maven build files, and test scaffolding. This POC is intended for security testing and demonstration of the vulnerability, not for weaponized exploitation.
This repository provides a working proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2018-1273, a remote code execution vulnerability in Spring Data Commons. The main exploit script is 'cve-2018-1273.py', a Python tool that interacts with a vulnerable Spring Boot application (provided in the 'Vulnerability-environment' directory) via HTTP POST requests. The exploit works by sending a specially crafted parameter to an endpoint (typically '/account'), triggering the vulnerable property binder in Spring Data Commons to execute arbitrary system commands on the server. The repository includes both the exploit script and a full Java-based vulnerable environment for local testing. The exploit is operational, allowing the attacker to specify arbitrary commands to execute on the target. The README files provide detailed usage instructions, example payloads, and endpoint information. The main attack vector is network-based, targeting exposed HTTP endpoints on vulnerable Java applications.
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