# CVE-2016-4977: Spring Security OAuth vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) via specially crafted request using whitelabel views

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-4977-spring-security-oauth-vulnerable-to-remote-code-execution-rce-via  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-10-18  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2016-4977 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-10-18

Spring Security OAuth vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) via specially crafted request using whitelabel views

Technologies: [org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-springframework-security-oauth-spring-security-oauth2). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2016-4977 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-4977 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2016-4977?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 18 October 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.0.10.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2016-4977?** Yes. org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 (Maven): upgrade to 2.0.10 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2016-4977?** Check whether you run org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 (Maven): upgrade to 2.0.10 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 to 2.0.10 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.0.10

## Identifiers

- CVE-2016-4977
- GHSA-7q9c-h23x-65fq

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