# 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, con

- Also known as: GHSA-M929-7FR6-CVJG
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 1.13.12, 2.0.7
- Published: 2018-05-11 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Pivotal Spring Data Commons: version range not reported
- org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons (Maven): from 1.13.0, fixed in 1.13.12
- org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons (Maven): from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.0.7

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Pivotal Spring Data Commons, org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons, upgrade to a fixed version (1.13.12, 2.0.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1809
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1259
- https://github.com/tafamace/CVE-2018-1259

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