Fluid Attacks Database

Description

Improper handling of case sensitivity in Spring Framework In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.18, 5.2.0 - 5.2.20, and older unsupported versions, the patterns for disallowedFields on a DataBinder are case sensitive which means a field is not effectively protected unless it is listed with both upper and lower case for the first character of the field, including upper and lower case for the first character of all nested fields within the property path. Versions 5.3.19 and 5.2.21 contain a patch for this issue.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected version	Patched versions
maven	org.springframework:spring-core	>=0 <5.2.21 \|\| >=5.3.0 <5.3.19	5.2.21, 5.3.19
debian 12	libspring-java	=4.3.30-2 \|\| =4.3.30-3 \|\| =4.3.30-4	-
maven	org.springframework:spring-context	>=5.3.0 <5.3.19 \|\| >=0 <5.2.21.release	5.3.19, 5.2.21.release
debian 14	libspring-java	=4.3.30-3 \|\| =4.3.30-4	-
debian 11	libspring-java	=4.3.30-1 \|\| =4.3.30-2 \|\| =4.3.30-3 \|\| =4.3.30-4	-
debian 13	libspring-java	=4.3.30-3 \|\| =4.3.30-4	-

Aliases

1. CVE-2022-229682. NVD-2022-229683. OSV-2022-229684. OSV-DEBIAN-2022-229685. GHSA-g5mm-vmx4-3rg76. GCVE-2022-229687. TANZU-cve-2022-229688. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2022-22968

References

1. https://github.com/MarcinGadz/spring-rce-poc2. https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/833e750175349ab4fd502109a8b41af77e25cdea3. https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/a7cf19cec5ebd270f97a194d749e2d5701ad2ab74. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-00045. https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-229686. https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html