CVE-2022-22978 (High) detected in spring-security-web-5.4.2.jar

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CVE-2022-22978 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - spring-security-web-5.4.2.jar

spring-security-web

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

Path to dependency file: /easy-abac-demo/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-2.4.1.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-security-web-5.4.2.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

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.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22978

Release Date: 2022-05-19

Fix Resolution (org.springframework.security:spring-security-web): 5.4.11

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security): 2.5.0

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