What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-8046?

CVE-2017-8046 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 72.8%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2017-8046?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2017-8046. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 72.8%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-8046?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2017-8046. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Java CVE-2017-8046

CRITICAL

Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

2018-01-04 security_alert@emc.com

RCE Java Spring Boot Spring Data Rest

9.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jan 04, 2018 - 06:29 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

Malicious PATCH requests submitted to servers using Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), versions prior to 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and Spring Boot versions prior to 1.5.9, 2.0 M6 can use. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 72.8%.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. Malicious PATCH requests submitted to servers using Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), versions prior to 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and Spring Boot versions prior to 1.5.9, 2.0 M6 can use specially crafted JSON data to run arbitrary Java code. Affected products include: Vmware Spring Boot, Pivotal Software Spring Data Rest, Vmware Spring Data Rest. Version information: prior to 2.6.9.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.