#VU63345 Improper Authorization in Spring Security - CVE-2022-22978

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#VU63345 Improper Authorization in Spring Security - CVE-2022-22978

Published: May 17, 2022 / Updated: March 18, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU63345
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22978
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Spring Security
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization process.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing untrusted input in applications that are using RegexRequestMatcher with `.` in the regular expression. A remote non-authenticated attacker can bypass authorization checks.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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