CVE-2016-4977 (GCVE-0-2016-4977)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-25 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:46
VLAI Shadowserver
Summary
When processing authorization requests using the whitelabel views in Spring Security OAuth 2.0.0 to 2.0.9 and 1.0.0 to 1.0.5, the response_type parameter value was executed as Spring SpEL which enabled a malicious user to trigger remote code execution via the crafting of the value for response_type.
CWE
  • Remote Code Execution
Assigner
dell CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 70/100 over 528 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Pivotal Spring Security OAuth Affected: 2.0.0 to 2.0.9
Affected: 1.0.0 to 1.0.5
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Date Public
2016-07-05 00:00
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2016-4977

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-11-01 07:12 UTC

Exploited: Yes


Characteristics
Severity: 88.0

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-11-01
Asserted: 2026-11-01
Last Seen: 2026-11-01

Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: Pivotal / Spring Security OAuth | Class: web-app-framework | Severity: High (CVSS 8.8) | IoT: no | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2026-11-01: 2

Evidence

Type: Honeypot

Signal: In The Wild Attempts

Confidence: 70%

Source: shadowserver


Details
1D 1
Iot no
Feed Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities
Type http-scan
Class web-app-framework
7D Avg 0
Vendor Pivotal
30D Avg 0
90D Avg 0
Product Spring Security OAuth
Cisa Kev no
Connections 2
Observation Date 2026-11-01
Vulnerability Class CVSS
Vulnerability Score 8.8
Vulnerability Severity High

References

Created: 2026-11-03 02:56 UTC | Updated: 2026-11-03 02:56 UTC
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