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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Spring Framework

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Apr 3, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 28, 2023

Package

maven org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.17
< 5.2.20.RELEASE

Patched versions

5.3.17
5.2.20.RELEASE

Description

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.16, 5.2.0.RELEASE - 5.2.19.RELEASE, and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial of service condition.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 1, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 3, 2022
Reviewed Apr 5, 2022
Last updated Mar 28, 2023

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS score

0.081%
(36th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2022-22950

GHSA ID

GHSA-558x-2xjg-6232

Source code

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