Cyber Resilience

CVE-2018-1273

RCE in Broadcom Spring Data Commons ≤ 1.12.10

CISA KEVActive ExploitationEUVD ExploitedRansomware-linkedRCE
Published
11 April 2018
Modified
26 June 2026
KEV Added
25 March 2022
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.96 99.9th percentile
Risk Priority 97 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2018-1273 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Broadcom Spring Data Commons. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 0.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

Spring Data Commons versions prior to 1.13.10 and 2.0.5, along with older unsupported releases, contain a property binder vulnerability stemming from improper neutralization of special elements. The flaw resides in the component responsible for binding request data and affects Spring Data REST HTTP resources as well as projection-based request payload handling.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply crafted request parameters to trigger the issue, resulting in remote code execution with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8 under the vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H and is associated with CWE-94.

Pivotal and Oracle advisories direct users to upgrade to the fixed releases 1.13.10 or 2.0.5; the same guidance appears in related Apache project mailing-list discussions referencing the CVE. No information on observed in-the-wild exploitation is provided in the source material.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Spring Data Commons, versions prior to 1.13 to 1.13.10, 2.0 to 2.0.5, and older unsupported versions, contain a property binder vulnerability caused by improper neutralization of special elements. An unauthenticated remote malicious user (or attacker) can supply specially crafted request…

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parameters against Spring Data REST backed HTTP resources or using Spring Data's projection-based request payload binding hat can lead to a remote code execution attack.

CWE(s)
KEV Date Added
25 March 2022

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
T1059.002 AppleScript Execution
Adversaries may abuse AppleScript for execution.
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
T1059.005 Visual Basic Execution
Adversaries may abuse Visual Basic (VB) for execution.
T1059.006 Python Execution
Adversaries may abuse Python commands and scripts for execution.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

broadcom
spring data commons
≤ 1.12.10 · 1.13.0 — 1.13.10 · 2.0.0 — 2.0.5
pivotal software
spring data rest
3.0.0 — 3.0.5
vmware
spring data rest
≤ 2.5.10 · 2.6.0 — 2.6.10
apache
ignite
1.0.0 · 1.0.1 — 2.5.0
oracle
financial services crime and compliance management studio
8.0.8.2.0, 8.0.8.3.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.3.1

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-94

Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.

addresses: CWE-94

Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.

addresses: CWE-94

Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.

addresses: CWE-94

Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly target injection flaws via secure coding and testing (mostly), yet as a single broad outcome it leaves many code-generation specifics unaddressed (partial).

PR.DS-10 none match
prevents

PR.DS-10 protects runtime data confidentiality/integrity but has no bearing on neutralizing externally influenced input during code generation, so neither direction shows any preventive effect.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Banning unapproved code samples and unauthenticated web services, combined with secure-coding standards and SAST, prevents the dynamic generation or inclusion of attacker-supplied code.

none

Controls that restrict unauthorized or malicious code from being introduced via external networks or removable media limit opportunities for an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code.

References