In spring security versions prior to 5.4.11+, 5.5.7+ , 5.6.4+ 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 - Critical Severity Vulnerability
spring-security-web
Library home page: http://spring.io/spring-security
Path to dependency file: /t/sub1/pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /2/repository/org/springframework/security/spring-security-web/4.2.3.RELEASE/spring-security-web-4.2.3.RELEASE.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **spring-security-web-4.2.3.RELEASE.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 37c7d89138d443bae9926a0184046f8d8c7dda51
Found in base branch: master
In spring security versions prior to 5.4.11+, 5.5.7+ , 5.6.4+ 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: High - Availability Impact: High
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2022-22978/
Release Date: 2022-05-19
Fix Resolution: 5.4.11
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