CVE-2022-22976 (Medium) detected in spring-security-crypto-5.5.2.jar

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CVE-2022-22976 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-security-crypto-5.5.2.jar

Spring Security

Library home page: https://spring.io/projects/spring-security

Path to dependency file: /webgoat-integration-tests/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/security/spring-security-crypto/5.5.2/spring-security-crypto-5.5.2.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - webwolf-8.2.3-SNAPSHOT.jar (Root Library) - spring-boot-starter-security-2.5.4.jar - spring-security-config-5.5.2.jar - spring-security-core-5.5.2.jar - :x: **spring-security-crypto-5.5.2.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 5b9ec46378504fb88d70e4275b259a70c871daae

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

Spring Security versions 5.5.x prior to 5.5.7, 5.6.x prior to 5.6.4, and earlier unsupported versions contain an integer overflow vulnerability. When using the BCrypt class with the maximum work factor (31), the encoder does not perform any salt rounds, due to an integer overflow error. The default settings are not affected by this CVE.

Publish Date: 2022-05-19

URL: CVE-2022-22976

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22976

Release Date: 2022-05-19

Fix Resolution: org.springframework.security:spring-security-crypto:5.5.7,5.6.4

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