CVE-2022-22965: Spring Framework JDK 9+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Spring Framework JDK 9+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · CWE-94
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Spring Framework
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/166713/Spring4Shell-Code-Execution.html (opens in new tab)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/167011/Spring4Shell-Spring-Framework-Class-Property-Remote-Code… (opens in new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-254054.pdf (opens in new tab)
- psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0005 (opens in new tab)
- tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22965 (opens in new tab)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-java-spring-rc… (opens in new tab)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html (opens in new tab)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)