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CVE-2022-22965

CVE-2022-22965CRITICAL

n/a Spring Framework — VMware Spring Framework

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS    %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .9964   100.0   YES

AFFECTED
  Product           Versions                                                                                                         Fixed
  Spring Framework  Spring Framework versions 5.3.X prior to 5.3.18+, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.20+ and all old and unsupported versions –  —

TIMELINE
  Jan 10  Reserved by vmware
  Apr 1   Published (CNA: vmware)
  Apr 4   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-04-25

CWE-94 · CNA: vmware · CVSS v3.1 · 10 references · KEV due April 25, 2022

Description

A Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux application running on JDK 9+ may be vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) via data binding. The specific exploit requires the application to run on Tomcat as a WAR deployment. If the application is deployed as a Spring Boot executable jar, i.e. the default, it is not vulnerable to the exploit. However, the nature of the vulnerability is more general, and there may be other ways to exploit it.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 10, 2022	Reserved	Reserved by vmware
April 1, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: vmware)
April 4, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-04-25

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	Spring Framework	—	Spring Framework versions 5.3.X prior to 5.3.18+, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.20+ and all old and unsupported versions	—

Weaknesses

CWE-94

References (10)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166713/Spring4Shell-Code-Execution.html [x_refsource_MISC]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167011/Spring4Shell-Spring-Framework-Class-Property-Remote-Code-Execution.html [x_refsource_MISC]
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-254054.pdf [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0005 [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22965 [x_refsource_MISC]
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-java-spring-rce-Zx9GUc67 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22965 [government-resource]
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970766
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html [x_refsource_MISC]
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html [x_refsource_MISC]

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-22965 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-94

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