CVE-2022-22978 — Authorization bypass in...

CRITICAL

Authorization bypass in Spring Security

Published May 20, 2022Updated October 4, 2024Source: osv

Summary

In Spring Security versions 5.5.6 and 5.5.7 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.

Advisory Timeline

First published May 20, 2022 (1606 days ago).
Last revised October 4, 2024 — 869 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven

Update org.springframework.security:spring-security-core to 5.6.4 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 5.6.4 for org.springframework.security:spring-security-core -->

Maven

Update org.springframework.security:spring-security-web to 5.4.11 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 5.4.11 for org.springframework.security:spring-security-web -->

Maven

Update org.springframework.security:spring-security-core to 5.4.11 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 5.4.11 for org.springframework.security:spring-security-core -->

Maven

Update org.springframework.security:spring-security-web to 5.5.7 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 5.5.7 for org.springframework.security:spring-security-web -->

Maven

Update org.springframework.security:spring-security-web to 5.6.4 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 5.6.4 for org.springframework.security:spring-security-web -->

Maven

Update org.springframework.security:spring-security-core to 5.5.7 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 5.5.7 for org.springframework.security:spring-security-core -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (6)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (2).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
org.springframework.security:spring-security-core	maven	5.6.0, 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.6.3	5.6.4
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web	maven	3.0.0.RELEASE, 3.0.1.RELEASE, 3.0.2.RELEASE, 3.0.3.RELEASE (+131 more)	5.4.11
org.springframework.security:spring-security-core	maven	2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3 (+140 more)	5.4.11
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web	maven	5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.5.2, 5.5.3 (+3 more)	5.5.7
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web	maven	5.6.0, 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.6.3	5.6.4
org.springframework.security:spring-security-core	maven	5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.5.2, 5.5.3 (+3 more)	5.5.7

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-285
Improper AuthorizationMITRE
CWE-863
Incorrect AuthorizationMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-22978?: Authorization bypass in Spring Security This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2022-22978?: CVE-2022-22978 affects org.springframework.security:spring-security-core and org.springframework.security:spring-security-web. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2022-22978 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-hh32-7344-cg2f

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