Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Dell EMC / Spring Boot | affected 1.5.0 - 1.5.9; affected 2.0.0.M1 - 2.0.0.M7 |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
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ADP enrichment
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