CVE-2017-4971 — MEDIUM (5.9)

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in Pivotal Spring Web Flow through 2.4.4. Applications that do not change the value of the MvcViewFactoryCreator useSpringBinding property which is disabled by default (i.e., set to 'false') can be vulnerable to malicious EL expressions in view states that process form submissions but do not have a sub-element to declare explicit data binding property mappings.

CVSS Score

5.9

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Pivotal	Spring Web Flow	2.4.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1188

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98785Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://jira.spring.io/browse/SWF-1700Issue TrackingPatch
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4971MitigationPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98785Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://jira.spring.io/browse/SWF-1700Issue TrackingPatch
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4971MitigationPatchVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-4971?

CVE-2017-4971 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM). An issue was discovered in Pivotal Spring Web Flow through 2.4.4. Applications that do not change the value of the MvcViewFactoryCreator useSpringBinding property which is disabled by default (i.e., s...

How severe is CVE-2017-4971?

CVE-2017-4971 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-4971?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Pivotal Spring Web Flow.