CVE-2022-22970 (Medium) detected in spring-core-4.3.23.RELEASE.jar, spring-beans-4.3.23.RELEASE.jar

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CVE-2022-22970 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - spring-core-4.3.23.RELEASE.jar, spring-beans-4.3.23.RELEASE.jar

spring-core-4.3.23.RELEASE.jar

Spring Core

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /weather-information-api/weather-rest-api-service/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-core/4.3.23.RELEASE/spring-core-4.3.23.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-1.5.20.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-core-4.3.23.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

spring-beans-4.3.23.RELEASE.jar

Spring Beans

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /weather-information-api/weather-rest-api-service/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-beans/4.3.23.RELEASE/spring-beans-4.3.23.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-1.5.20.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-web-4.3.23.RELEASE.jar
    • ❌ spring-beans-4.3.23.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

In spring framework versions prior to 5.3.20+ , 5.2.22+ and old unsupported versions, applications that handle file uploads are vulnerable to DoS attack if they rely on data binding to set a MultipartFile or javax.servlet.Part to a field in a model object.

Publish Date: 2022-05-12

URL: CVE-2022-22970

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22970

Release Date: 2022-05-12

Fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-core): 5.2.22.RELEASE

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter): 2.4.0

Fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-beans): 5.2.22.RELEASE

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web): 2.4.0

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