Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Pivotal Spring Framework - CVE-2021-22118
Published: May 31, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53672
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22118
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Pivotal
Affected software:
Pivotal Spring Framework
Pivotal Spring Framework
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the WebFlux application, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-22118
Install updates from vendor's website.