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Critical

Spring Security OAuth vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE)

  • Disclosed: 18.10.2018
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:21

Spring Security OAuth versions prior to 2.3.3, prior to 2.2.2, prior to 2.1.2, and prior to 2.0.15 contain a remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can craft an authorization request to the authorization endpoint that can lead to remote code execution when the resource owner is forwarded to the approval endpoint.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.3, >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.2, >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.2, >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.15, >= 1.0.0, <= 1.0.5 2.3.3, 2.2.2, 2.1.2, 2.0.15

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2
Disclosed
18.10.2018
Updated
11.10.2026 12:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-rrpm-pj7p-7j9q - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
5
First → latest
10.2018 04.2022
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 2
  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. Denial of service in Spring Security OAuth2
    Medium · 6.5 CVE-2022-22969 >= 2.5.0.RELEASE, < 2.5.2.RELEASE, >= 2.4.0.RELEASE, < 2.4.2.RELEASE 2.5.2.RELEASE, 2.4.2.RELEASE
  2. spring-security-oauth and spring-security-oauth2 Open Redirect vulnerability
    Medium · 6.5 CVE-2019-3778 < 2.0.17.RELEASE, >= 2.1.0.RELEASE, < 2.1.4.RELEASE, >= 2.2.0.RELEASE, < 2.2.4.RELEASE, >= 2.3.0.RELEASE, < 2.3.5.RELEASE 2.0.17.RELEASE, 2.1.4.RELEASE, 2.2.4.RELEASE, 2.3.5.RELEASE
  3. Authorization bypass in org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2
    High · 8.1 CVE-2018-15758 >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.16, >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.3, >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.3.RELEASE, >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.4.RELEASE 2.0.16, 2.1.3, 2.2.3.RELEASE, 2.3.4.RELEASE
  4. Spring Security OAuth vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) via specially crafted request using whitelabel views
    High · 8.8 CVE-2016-4977 >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.10, >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.5 2.0.10, 1.0.5
  5. Spring Security OAuth vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) this entry
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2018-1260 >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.3, >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.2, >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.2, >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.15, >= 1.0.0, <= 1.0.5 2.3.3, 2.2.2, 2.1.2, 2.0.15

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