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CVE-2022-22970

CVE-2022-22970MEDIUM

n/a Spring Framework — In spring framework versions prior to 5.3.20+ , 5.2.22+ and old unsupported versions, applications that handle file uploads are vulnerabl…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   H   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.3   .0196   80.0     —

AFFECTED
  Product           Versions                                                                                                       Fixed
  Spring Framework  Spring Framework versions 5.3.x prior to 5.3.20, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.22 and all old and unsupported versions –  —

TIMELINE
  Jan 10  Reserved by vmware
  May 12  Published (CNA: vmware)
  Oct 8   ENRICHED — CVE-2022-22970 (Spring Framework). Received CVSS 5.3 and CPE data from NVD.

CWE-770 · CNA: vmware · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In spring framework versions prior to 5.3.20+ , 5.2.22+ and old unsupported versions, applications that handle file uploads are vulnerable to DoS attack if they rely on data binding to set a MultipartFile or javax.servlet.Part to a field in a model object.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 10, 2022	Reserved	Reserved by vmware
May 12, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: vmware)
October 8, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2022-22970 (Spring Framework). Received CVSS 5.3 and CPE data from NVD.

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 5.3.20, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.22 and all old and unsupported versions	—

Weaknesses

CWE-770

References (3)

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220616-0006/ [Third Party Advisory]
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22970 [Mitigation, Vendor Advisory]
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html [Patch, Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-22970 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-770

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