CVE-2022-22965
unknown
KEV
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.5
Description
Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux application running on JDK 9+ may be vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) via data binding.
CISA KEV
- Vendor
- VMware
- Product
- Spring Framework
- Due date
- 2022-04-25
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
99%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Metasploit modules
Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.
OS impact
Debian Affected 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Affected | — |
| sid | Affected | — |
| forky | Affected | — |
| bullseye | Affected | — |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-beans | <5.2.20.RELEASE | 5.2.20.RELEASE |
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-beans | >=5.3.0,<5.3.18 | 5.3.18 |
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-webmvc | <5.2.20.RELEASE | 5.2.20.RELEASE |
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-webmvc | >=5.3.0,<5.3.18 | 5.3.18 |
| Maven | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web | <2.5.12 | 2.5.12 |
| Maven | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web | >=2.6.0,<2.6.6 | 2.6.6 |
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-webflux | <5.2.20.RELEASE | 5.2.20.RELEASE |
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-webflux | >=5.3.0,<5.3.18 | 5.3.18 |
| Maven | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-webflux | <2.5.12 | 2.5.12 |
| Maven | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-webflux | >=2.6.0,<2.6.6 | 2.6.6 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22965
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/002546b3e4b8d791ea6acccb81eb3168f51abb15
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-254054.pdf
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/releases/tag/v2.5.12
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/releases/tag/v2.6.6
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/releases/tag/v5.2.20.RELEASE
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/releases/tag/v5.3.18
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0005
- https://spring.io/blog/2022/03/31/spring-framework-rce-early-announcement
- https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22965
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-java-spring-rce-Zx9GUc67
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22965
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970766
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166713/Spring4Shell-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167011/Spring4Shell-Spring-Framework-Class-Property-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-22965
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.