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SCA: security update for org.springframework.boot:spring-boot (GHSA-xx65-cc7g-9pfp)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 422484

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2018-1196)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xx65-cc7g-9pfp

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 422484

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1196

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/18/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/30/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1196

cwe: CWE-59