# CVE-2018-1259: Spring Data Commons, used in combination with XMLBeam, contains a property binder vulnerability caused by improper…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-1259-spring-data-commons-used-in-combination-with-xmlbeam-contains-a  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-10-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-1259 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-10-17

Spring Data Commons, used in combination with XMLBeam, contains a property binder vulnerability caused by improper restriction of XML external entity references

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-1259 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-1259 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-1259?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 17 October 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.13.0,fixed=1.13.12.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-1259?** Yes. org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons (Maven): upgrade to 1.13.12 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-1259?** Check whether you run org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons (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.data:spring-data-commons (Maven): upgrade to 1.13.12 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons to 1.13.12 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.13.0,fixed=1.13.12

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-1259
- GHSA-m929-7fr6-cvjg

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