{"answers":{"affected":"2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework.boot:spring-boot. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1196 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade org.springframework.boot:spring-boot to 1.5.10 or later.","what":"CVE-2018-1196 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell EMC Spring Boot, published on 19 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1196 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2018-1196 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell EMC Spring Boot, published on 19 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1196 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot (Maven): affected from 1.5.0; fixed in 1.5.10\n- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot (Maven): affected from 1.5.0; fixed in 1.5.10\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1196/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1196/index.md)","id":"CVE-2018-1196","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1196/index.md","name":"CVE-2018-1196","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-xx65-cc7g-9pfp"],"analysis":{"component_type":"library","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["privilege_escalation","data_modify"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":true,"product_category":"Java application framework","requires_auth":"none","summary":"A symlink attack in the Spring Boot embedded launch script allows a local user to overwrite arbitrary files and escalate privileges.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"path_traversal"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"dell","cpe":[{"product":"spring_boot","vendor":"vmware"}],"cvss":{"score":5.9,"severity":"medium","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","version":"3.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-59","name":"Improper Link Resolution Before File Access"}],"description":"Spring Boot supports an embedded launch script that can be used to easily run the application as a systemd or init.d linux service. The script included with Spring Boot 1.5.9 and earlier and 2.0.0.M1 through 2.0.0.M7 is susceptible to a symlink attack which allows the \"run_user\" to overwrite and take ownership of any file on the same system. In order to instigate the attack, the application must be installed as a service and the \"run_user\" requires shell access to the server. Spring Boot application that are not installed as a service, or are not using the embedded launch script are not susceptible.","ecosystems":["Maven"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.springframework.boot:spring-boot","id":"CVE-2018-1196","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Maven","product":null,"products":[],"type":"path_traversal","year":"2018"},"n_packages":2,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Information disclosure in Windows Stemcells","id":"CVE-2018-1197"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["1.5.10"],"introduced":["1.5.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.springframework.boot:spring-boot","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-xx65-cc7g-9pfp"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["1.5.10"],"introduced":["1.5.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.springframework.boot:spring-boot","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot","source":"GHSA-xx65-cc7g-9pfp"}],"prev":{"headline":"Auth bypass in Cloud Controller","id":"CVE-2018-1195"},"products":["Spring Boot"],"published":"2018-03-19","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Spring Boot Security Bypass with Wildcard Pattern Matching on Cloud Foundry","id":"CVE-2023-20873","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-04-20"},{"cvss_score":9.1,"headline":"Spring Boot's default security filter chain has no authorization rule with Actuator but without Health","id":"CVE-2026-40976","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-04-27"},{"cvss_score":8.2,"headline":"Authentication Bypass under Actuator Health groups paths","id":"CVE-2026-22731","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-03-19"},{"cvss_score":8.2,"headline":"Authentication Bypass under Actuator CloudFoundry endpoints","id":"CVE-2026-22733","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-03-19"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Temporary Directory Hijacking to Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in org.springframework.boot:spring-boot","id":"CVE-2022-27772","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-03-30"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"Spring Boot DevTools remote secret comparison is vulnerable to timing attacks","id":"CVE-2026-40972","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-04-27"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"Spring Boot Welcome Page Denial of Service","id":"CVE-2023-20883","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-05-26"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-09-16","vendors":["Dell EMC"]},"summary":"A symlink attack in the Spring Boot embedded launch script allows a local user to overwrite arbitrary files and escalate privileges.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1196/"}