High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 25, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-4977
CVE-2016-4977
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2Maven | >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.10 | 2.0.10 |
org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2Maven | >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.5 | 1.0.5 |
Affected products
18cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 15 more
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:spring_security_oauth:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coordsRange: >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.10
- Pivotal/Spring Security OAuthv5Range: 2.0.0 to 2.0.9
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- github.com/advisories/GHSA-7q9c-h23x-65fqghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4977ghsaADVISORY
- pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-4977nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/16/1nvdWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/0841d849c23418c473ccb9183cbf41a317cb0476e44be48022ce3488@%3Cdev.fineract.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/37d7e820fc65a768de3e096e98382d5529a52a039f093e59357d0bc0@%3Cdev.fineract.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/5e6dd946635bbcc9e1f2591599ad0fab54f2dc3714196af3b17893f2@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/96c017115069408cec5e82ce1e6293facab398011f6db7e1befbe274@%3Cdev.fineract.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/0841d849c23418c473ccb9183cbf41a317cb0476e44be48022ce3488%40%3Cdev.fineract.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/37d7e820fc65a768de3e096e98382d5529a52a039f093e59357d0bc0%40%3Cdev.fineract.apache.org%3Envd
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