In Spring Security versions 5.5.6 and 5.5.7 and older unsupported versions, RegexRequestMatcher can easily be misconfigured to be bypassed on some servlet containers. Applications using RegexRequestMatcher with `.` in the regular expression are possibly vulnerable to an authorization bypass.
CVE-2022-22978 - High Severity Vulnerability
spring-security-web
Library home page: https://spring.io/spring-security
Path to dependency file: /pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/security/spring-security-web/5.4.2/spring-security-web-5.4.2.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-boot-starter-security-2.4.2.jar (Root Library) - :x: **spring-security-web-5.4.2.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 338ae0024bb25a8bbd720eae5b5fbae3875c4bf3
Found in base branch: master
In Spring Security versions 5.5.6 and 5.5.7 and older unsupported versions, RegexRequestMatcher can easily be misconfigured to be bypassed on some servlet containers. Applications using RegexRequestMatcher with `.` in the regular expression are possibly vulnerable to an authorization bypass.
Publish Date: 2022-05-19
URL: CVE-2022-22978
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: None
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Origin: https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22978
Release Date: 2022-05-19
Fix Resolution: org.springframework.security:spring-security-web:5.5.7,5.6.4