Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware Spring Framework

Published: 2022-05-12 | Updated: 2022-11-28

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-22970 CVE-2022-22971
CWE-ID	CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software	Pivotal Spring Framework Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications
Vendor	Pivotal

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU63084

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22970

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux applications. A remote user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pivotal Spring Framework: 5.2.0-M1 - 5.3.19

CPE2.3

External links

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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU63085