#VU60982 Code Injection in Spring Cloud Gateway - CVE-2022-22947
Published: March 3, 2022 / Updated: June 21, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60982
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22947
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
Spring Cloud Gateway
Spring Cloud Gateway
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc
VMware, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a code injection attack when the Gateway Actuator endpoint is enabled. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.