Spring Security security bypass | CVE-2022-22978
NAME
Spring Security security bypass
- Platforms Affected:
Spring Spring Security 5.5.6
Spring Spring Security 5.6.3 - Risk Level:
8.2 - Exploitability:
Unproven - Consequences:
Bypass Security
DESCRIPTION
Spring Security could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw in the RegexRequestMatcher component. By misconfiguring RegexRequestMatcher with `.` in the regular expression, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authorization and obtain access.
CVSS 3.0 Information
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- Access Vector: Network
- Access Complexity: Low
- Confidentiality Impact: High
- Integrity Impact: Low
- Availability Impact: None
- Remediation Level: Official Fix
MITIGATION
Refer to the Spring Web site for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
- Reference Link:
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22978 - Reference Link:
https://spring.io/blog/2022/05/15/cve-2022-22978-authorization-bypass-in-regexrequestmatcher
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