CVE-2018-1270 — Spring Framework, versions 5
Spring Framework, versions 5.0 prior to 5.0.5 and versions 4.3 prior to 4.3.15 and older unsupported versions, allow applications to expose STOMP over WebSocket endpoints with a simple, in-memory STOMP broker through the spring-messaging module. A malicious user (or attacker) can
Published
2018-04-06T13:29:00.453
Last modified
2026-10-08T22:16:46.473
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
Spring Framework, versions 5.0 prior to 5.0.5 and versions 4.3 prior to 4.3.15 and older unsupported versions, allow applications to expose STOMP over WebSocket endpoints with a simple, in-memory STOMP broker through the spring-messaging module. A malicious user (or attacker) can craft a message to the broker that can lead to a remote code execution attack.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2018-04-06T13:29:00.453
- Last modified: 2026-10-08T22:16:46.473
09References
- www.oracle.com — http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- www.oracle.com — http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103696
- access.redhat.com — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2939
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/4ed49b103f64a0cecb38064f26cbf1389afc1212465…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6d3d34adcf3dfc48e36342aa1f18ce3c20bb8e4c458…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ab825fcade0b49becfa30235b3d54f4a51bb74ea96b…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/dcf8599b80e43a6b60482607adb76c64672772dc2d9…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741…
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00022.html
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