---
id: CVE-2018-1259
title: >-
  Spring Data Commons, versions 1.13 prior to 1.13.12 and 2.0 prior to 2.0.7,
  used in combination with XMLBeam 1.4.14 or earlier versions, contains a
  property binder vulnerability caused by improper restriction of XML external
  entity refer…
summary: >-
  Spring Data Commons, versions 1.13 prior to 1.13.12 and 2.0 prior to 2.0.7,
  used in combination with XMLBeam 1.4.14 or earlier versions, contains a
  property binder vulnerability caused by improper restriction of XML external
  entity refer…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-611
vendor: broadcom
product: spring_data_commons
affected:
  - 'spring_data_commons >= 1.13, <= 1.13.11'
  - 'spring_data_commons >= 2.0, <= 2.0.6'
  - 'spring_data_rest >= 3.0, <= 3.0.6'
  - 'spring_data_rest > 2.6, <= 2.6.11'
  - xmlbeam <= 1.4.14
published: '2018-05-11'
updated: '2026-06-26'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1259'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1809'
    label: security_alert@emc.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768'
    label: security_alert@emc.com
  - url: 'https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1259'
    label: security_alert@emc.com
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html'
    label: security_alert@emc.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1809'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1259'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.04869
epssPercentile: 0.91664
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T13:24:33.218Z'
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/tafamace/CVE-2018-1259'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-21T15:23:37.818Z'
exploitAvailable: true
---

## Overview

Spring Data Commons, versions 1.13 prior to 1.13.12 and 2.0 prior to 2.0.7, used in combination with XMLBeam 1.4.14 or earlier versions, contains a property binder vulnerability caused by improper restriction of XML external entity references as underlying library XMLBeam does not restrict external reference expansion. An unauthenticated remote malicious user can supply specially crafted request parameters against Spring Data's projection-based request payload binding to access arbitrary files on the system.

## Affected

- `spring_data_commons >= 1.13, <= 1.13.11`
- `spring_data_commons >= 2.0, <= 2.0.6`
- `spring_data_rest >= 3.0, <= 3.0.6`
- `spring_data_rest > 2.6, <= 2.6.11`
- `xmlbeam <= 1.4.14`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.