#VU50820 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Spring Security - CVE-2021-22112
Published: February 22, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50820
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22112
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Spring Security
Spring Security
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc
VMware, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software can fail to save the SecurityContext if it is changed more than once in a single request. A remote authenticated attacker can gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.