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Integer overflow in BCrypt class in Spring Security

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 20, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jun 13, 2024

Package

maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 5.6.0, < 5.6.4
>= 5.2.0.RELEASE, < 5.5.7

Patched versions

5.6.4
5.5.7

Description

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 19, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 20, 2022
Reviewed May 25, 2022
Last updated Jun 13, 2024

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

0.158%
(53rd percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2022-22976

GHSA ID

GHSA-wx54-3278-m5g4

Credits

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