CVE-2016-4977
Spring Security OAuth vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) via specially crafted request using whitelabel views
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 79.2%
Description
When processing authorization requests using the whitelabel views in Spring Security OAuth 2.0.0 to 2.0.9 and 1.0.0 to 1.0.5, the response_type parameter value was executed as Spring SpEL which enabled a malicious user to trigger remote code execution via the crafting of the value for response_type.
How to fix CVE-2016-4977
To remediate CVE-2016-4977, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.0.10 or later
Is CVE-2016-4977 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 79.2%, placing CVE-2016-4977 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.10
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |