CVE-2018-1259 Spring Data Commons, used in combination with XMLBeam, contains a property binder vulnerability caused by improper restriction of XML external entity references
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit an XML external entity vulnerability in Spring Data Commons to read arbitrary files from the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-1259?
CVE-2018-1259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Data Commons, published on 11 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Spring Data Commons, versions 1.13 prior to 1.13.12 and 2.0 prior to 2.0.7, used in combination with XMLBeam 1.4.14 or earlier versions, contains a property binder vulnerability caused by improper restriction of XML external entity references as underlying library XMLBeam does not restrict external reference expansion. An unauthenticated remote malicious user can supply specially crafted request parameters against Spring Data's projection-based request payload binding to access arbitrary files on the system.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1259?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons. It affects 4 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons Maven | From 1.13.0 | 1.13.12 |
org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons Maven | From 1.13.0 | 1.13.12 |
org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons Maven | From 2.0.0 | 2.0.7 |
org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons Maven | From 2.0.0 | 2.0.7 |
Products include Broadcom Spring Data Commons, Pivotal Software Spring Data Rest, Vmware Spring Data Rest, Xmlbeam Xmlbeam.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1259?
Upgrade org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons to a fixed version for your release line: 1.13.12 or 2.0.7.
Is CVE-2018-1259 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1259 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Pivotal Spring Data Commons
- CVE-2026-41695 Denial of Service in Spring Data Commons Property Path Resolution
- CVE-2026-41716 Spring Data web support unbounded negative-result cache keyed on attacker-supplied property names
- CVE-2018-1274 Spring Data Commons contain a property path parser vulnerability caused by unlimited resource allocation
- CVE-2026-41711 Potential Denial of Service through crafted Sort Parameters
- CVE-2026-41721 Spring Data Commons Denial of Service via Data Binding
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m929-7fr6-cvjg.