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CVE-2018-11039: XSS

First published: Thu Jun 14 2018(Updated: )

Pivotal Spring Framework is vulnerable to cross-site tracing, caused by a flaw in the HiddenHttpMethodFilter in Spring MVC. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the victim's browser to invoke a TRACE request to return sensitive header information including cookies or authentication data from third-party domains.

Credit: security_alert@emc.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
maven/org.springframework:spring-web>=4.3.0<4.3.18
4.3.18
maven/org.springframework:spring-web>=5.0.0<5.0.7
5.0.7
IBM GDE<=3.0.0.2
Spring Framework<4.3.18
Spring Framework>=5.0.0<5.0.7
Oracle Agile PLM=9.3.3
Oracle Agile PLM=9.3.4
Oracle Agile PLM=9.3.5
Oracle Agile PLM=9.3.6
Oracle Application Testing Suite=12.5.0.3
Oracle Application Testing Suite=13.1.0.1
Oracle Application Testing Suite=13.2.0.1
Oracle Application Testing Suite=13.3.0.1
Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router<8.3
Oracle Communications Network Integrity>=7.3.2<=7.3.6
Oracle Communications Online Mediation Controller=6.1
Oracle Communications Performance Intelligence Center<10.2.1
Oracle Communications Services Gatekeeper<6.1.0.4.0
Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management=7.3.2
Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management=7.3.4
Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management=7.3.5
Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management=7.4.0
Oracle Endeca Information Discovery Integrator=3.1.0
Oracle Endeca Information Discovery Integrator=3.2.0
Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform=12.1.0.5.0
Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform=13.2.0.0.0
Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform=13.3.0.0.0
Oracle Enterprise Manager for MySQL=13.2
Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center=12.3.3
Oracle Health Sciences Information Manager=3.0
Oracle Healthcare Master Person Index=3.0
Oracle Healthcare Master Person Index=4.0
Oracle Hospitality Guest Access=4.2.0
Oracle Hospitality Guest Access=4.2.1
Oracle Insurance Calculation Engine>=11.0.0<=11.3.1
Oracle Insurance Calculation Engine=10.2
Oracle Insurance Rules Palette=10.0
Oracle Insurance Rules Palette=10.2
oracle micros lucas=2.9.5
MySQL Enterprise Monitor<=3.4.9.4237
MySQL Enterprise Monitor>=4.0.0<=4.0.6.5281
MySQL Enterprise Monitor>=8.0.0<=8.0.2.8191
Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management=18.8
Oracle Retail Advanced Inventory Planning=15.0
Oracle Retail Assortment Planning=14.1
Oracle Retail Assortment Planning=15.0
Oracle Retail Assortment Planning=16.0
Oracle Retail Clearance Optimization Engine=14.0.5
Oracle Retail Customer Insights=15.0
Oracle Retail Customer Insights=16.0
oracle retail financial integration=13.2
oracle retail financial integration=14.0
oracle retail financial integration=14.1
oracle retail financial integration=15.0
oracle retail financial integration=16.0
Oracle Retail Integration Bus=14.1.2
Oracle Retail Markdown Optimization=13.4.4
Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server=14.0.3.26
Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server=14.1.3.37
Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server=15.0.3..100
Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server=16.0
Oracle Retail Xstore Office Cloud Service=7.1
Oracle Utilities Network Management System=1.12.0.3
Oracle WebLogic Server=10.3.6.0.0
Oracle WebLogic Server=12.1.3.0.0
Oracle WebLogic Server=12.2.1.3.0
Debian GNU/Linux=9.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-11039?

    CVE-2018-11039 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential to exploit cross-site tracing in vulnerable applications.

  • How do I fix CVE-2018-11039?

    To remediate CVE-2018-11039, update to Spring Framework version 4.3.18 or 5.0.7 or later.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2018-11039?

    CVE-2018-11039 impacts various versions of the Spring Framework, IBM GDE, several Oracle products, and other software relying on vulnerable Spring MVC components.

  • What attack vector is associated with CVE-2018-11039?

    CVE-2018-11039 can be exploited by persuading a user to visit a specially crafted website which triggers a TRACE request in their browser.

  • Is CVE-2018-11039 a client-side or server-side vulnerability?

    CVE-2018-11039 is primarily a server-side vulnerability that allows attackers to perform cross-site tracing, potentially leading to sensitive data exposure.

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