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title: "CVE-2017-8046: Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot… | CubePath"
description: "Malicious PATCH requests submitted to servers using Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), versions prior to 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and Spring…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8046
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# CVE-2017-8046: Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot… | CubePath

## Description

Malicious PATCH requests submitted to servers using Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), versions prior to 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and Spring Boot versions prior to 1.5.9, 2.0 M6 can use specially crafted JSON data to run arbitrary Java code.

Official description from the CVE record, published by dell. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8046)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.74530 (74.5% probability)

Percentile

99.5%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot

  - affected: Pivotal Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and Spring Boot versions prior to 1.5.9, 2.0 M6

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-8046](https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-8046)
- [RHSA-2018:2405](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405)  (access.redhat.com) vendor-advisory
- [100948](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100948)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry
- [44289](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44289/)  (exploit-db.com) exploit

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Apr 21, 2017
2. Record published Jan 4, 2018
3. Record last updated Aug 5, 2024

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