CVE•Published 2018-05-11•Modified 2026-08-25•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2018-1258Pivotal_software · Spring_security
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
83
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 17% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Spring Framework version 5.0.5 when used in combination with any versions of Spring Security contains an authorization bypass when using method security. An unauthorized malicious user can gain unauthorized access to methods that should be restricted.
Timeline
Published 2018-05-11
Modified 2026-08-25
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag19,961 hosts
vuln:CVE-2018-1258Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Pivotal Software Spring Security"All exposed Pivotal Software Spring Security instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Spring Security"HTTP body or banner mentions "Spring Security" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2018-1258Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2018-1258Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2018-1258Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2018-1258GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2018-1258" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.