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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0721 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xx65-cc7g-9pfp Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.springframework.boot:spring-boot
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell

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Updated: 2024-09-16T17:27:35.008Z

Reserved: 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-1196

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-19T18:29:00.387

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:59:22.490

Link: CVE-2018-1196

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-1196 - Bugzilla

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