Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2018-1273?

Affected: Ignite (Apache) versions 1.0.0, 1.0.0-rc3; Spring Data Commons (Broadcom); Financial Services Crime And Compliance Management Studio (Oracle) versions 8.0.8.2.0, 8.0.8.3.0, among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.

Is CVE-2018-1273 being exploited in the wild?

It is exploited in the wild, listed in CISA KEV, Industry KEV feed, CIRCL KEV, ENISA EUVD since Jan 8, 2019 and is known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

Is CVE-2018-1273 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. It was added on Mar 25, 2022 with a federal remediation due date of Apr 15, 2022.

Is there a public exploit for CVE-2018-1273?

Public exploit code is available.

Is there a fix for CVE-2018-1273?

Fixed versions are available, including Ignite <=2.5.0, Spring Data Commons 1.12.10, Spring Data Commons <=1.12.10.

How urgently should CVE-2018-1273 be patched?

Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

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CVE-2018-1273

Q: What is CVE-2018-1273?

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.

Q: How urgently should CVE-2018-1273 be patched?

Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

CriticalExploitedPublic exploit

Spring Data Commons remote code injection vulnerability

Published Oct 17, 2018 · Updated Sep 13, 2026 · Also known as GHSA-4fq3-mr56-cg6r

Key Facts

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CVE-2018-1273 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.8 v3.1) affecting Ignite (Apache), Spring Data Commons (Broadcom), Financial Services Crime And Compliance Management Studio (Oracle) and 3 more products.
It is exploited in the wild, listed in CISA KEV, Industry KEV feed, CIRCL KEV, ENISA EUVD since Jan 8, 2019 and is known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Public exploit code is available.
EPSS estimates a 97% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Fixed versions are available, including Ignite <=2.5.0, Spring Data Commons 1.12.10, Spring Data Commons <=1.12.10.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

97%

Higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

Yes

4 catalog listings, used by ransomware

Public exploit code

Available

Proof-of-concept or weaponized module

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Description

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 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.

Known-Exploited Catalog Listings

Catalog	Added	Remediation due	Ransomware use
CISA KEV	Mar 25, 2022	Apr 15, 2022	Known
Industry KEV feed	Jan 8, 2019	Apr 15, 2022	Known
CIRCL KEV	Mar 25, 2022	Apr 15, 2022	Known
ENISA EUVD	Mar 25, 2022	n/a	Not reported

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Products

11 affected entries in total

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
IgniteApache	1.0.0, 1.0.0-rc3	2.5.0
Spring Data CommonsBroadcom	See advisory	1.12.10
Financial Services Crime And Compliance Management StudioOracle	8.0.8.2.0, 8.0.8.3.0	n/a
Spring Data RestPivotal Software	See advisory	2.5.10
org.springframework.data:spring-data-commonsmaven	>= 1.13.0	1.13.11

1 more affected products in the full CVE brief

Patched Releases

Ignite

<=2.5.0

Spring Data Commons

1.12.10, <=1.12.10

org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons

1.13.11, 2.0.6

Spring Data Rest

<=2.5.10

vmware spring data rest

2.5.10

Timeline

Publicly disclosed
Oct 17, 2018
Added to Industry KEV feed
Jan 8, 2019
Added to CISA KEV
Mar 25, 2022
Added to CIRCL KEV
Mar 25, 2022
Added to ENISA EUVD
Mar 25, 2022
Last updated
Sep 13, 2026

Weakness Type

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-138 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements

References

advisoryGHSA advisory
advisoryhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1273
exploitVulnCheck exploitation report
exploitVulnCheck exploitation report
exploitVulnCheck exploitation report

15 more references in the full CVE brief

FAQ

Common Questions.

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.
Affected: Ignite (Apache) versions 1.0.0, 1.0.0-rc3; Spring Data Commons (Broadcom); Financial Services Crime And Compliance Management Studio (Oracle) versions 8.0.8.2.0, 8.0.8.3.0, among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is exploited in the wild, listed in CISA KEV, Industry KEV feed, CIRCL KEV, ENISA EUVD since Jan 8, 2019 and is known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
Yes. It was added on Mar 25, 2022 with a federal remediation due date of Apr 15, 2022.
Public exploit code is available.
Fixed versions are available, including Ignite <=2.5.0, Spring Data Commons 1.12.10, Spring Data Commons <=1.12.10.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

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