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CVE-2022-22978
May 19, 2022
In spring security versions prior to 5.4.11+, 5.5.7+ , 5.6.4+ and older unsupported versions, RegexRequestMatcher can easily be misconfigured to be bypassed on some servlet containers. Applications using RegexRequestMatcher with "." in the regular expression are possibly vulnerable to an authorization bypass.
Affected Packages
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.2.0.RELEASE <4.2.20-spring-security-4.2.21
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.2.20-spring-security-4.2.21
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=5.5.0 <5.5.7
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.5.7
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0.M1 <5.4.11
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.4.11
org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=5.6.0 <5.6.4
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.6.4
org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.0-M1 <5.4.11
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.4.11
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=5.6.0 <5.6.4
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.6.4
org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=5.5.0 <5.5.7
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.5.7
Related Resources (8)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220707-0003
https://github.com/anchore/grype/issues/2158
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22978
https://spring.io/security/cve-2022-22978
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/blob/main/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/util/matcher/RegexRequestMatcher.java
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22978
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Incorrect Authorization
CWE-863
Improper Authorization
CWE-285
EPSS
Base Score:
90.41