CVE-2017-4971
MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctlDescription
An issue was discovered in Pivotal Spring Web Flow through 2.4.4. Applications that do not change the value of the MvcViewFactoryCreator useSpringBinding property which is disabled by default (i.e., set to 'false') can be vulnerable to malicious EL expressions in view states that process form submissions but do not have a sub-element to declare explicit data binding property mappings.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2020-13927 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
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Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2017-4971?
No published fix for CVE-2017-4971 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2017-4971 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2017-4971 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 12.8% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2017-4971?
CVE-2017-4971 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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