CVE-2022-22950 (Medium) detected in spring-expression-5.2.9.RELEASE.jar

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CVE-2022-22950 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-expression-5.2.9.RELEASE.jar

Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-boot-starter-actuator-2.3.4.RELEASE.jar (Root Library) - spring-boot-starter-2.3.4.RELEASE.jar - spring-boot-2.3.4.RELEASE.jar - spring-context-5.2.9.RELEASE.jar - :x: **spring-expression-5.2.9.RELEASE.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2817d1688b62c54e02508433b24c0e8cca0bcd57

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

n Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.16 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.

Publish Date: 2022-04-01

URL: CVE-2022-22950

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22950

Release Date: 2022-04-01

Fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-expression): 5.2.20.RELEASE

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator): 2.4.0

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