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CVE-2022-22963

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')

Published: Apr 01, 2022 | Modified: Jul 13, 2023
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22963
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/917.html

In Spring Cloud Function versions 3.1.6, 3.2.2 and older unsupported versions, when using routing functionality it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL as a routing-expression that may result in remote code execution and access to local resources.

Weakness

The product constructs all or part of an expression language (EL) statement in a framework such as a Java Server Page (JSP) using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended EL statement before it is executed.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Spring_cloud_function Vmware * 3.1.6 (including)
Spring_cloud_function Vmware 3.2.0 (including) 3.2.2 (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • If user-controlled data must be added to an expression interpreter, one or more of the following should be performed:

References

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