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CVE-2022-22968

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-04-14
  • Fixed in5.2.0
  • WeaknessCWE-178

Am I affected?

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Description

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.18, 5.2.0 - 5.2.20, and older unsupported versions, the patterns for disallowedFields on a DataBinder are case sensitive which means a field is not effectively protected unless it is listed with both upper and lower case for the first character of the field, including upper and lower case for the first character of all nested fields within the property path.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-04-1421:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Spring Framework
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.2< 5.2.05.2.0
5.2≥ 5.2.0, ≤ 5.2.20no fix published
5.3≥ 5.3.0, ≤ 5.3.18no fix published
spring-context
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.3≥ 5.3.0, < 5.3.195.3.19
5.2< 5.2.21.RELEASE5.2.21.RELEASE
Netapp active iq unified manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published

5 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As vmware, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Spring Framework
    Affected
    • = Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.18, 5.2.0 - 5.2.20, and older unsupported versionsno fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2022-07-25

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • io.root.org.springframework:spring-contextRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 5.3.14-root.io.4
  • io.root.org.springframework:spring-contextRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 4.0.3.RELEASE-root.io.1
  • io.root.org.springframework:spring-contextRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 4.0.3.RELEASE-root.io.2
  • io.root.org.springframework:spring-contextRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 4.0.3.RELEASE-root.io.3
  • io.root.org.springframework:spring-contextRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 4.0.3.RELEASE-root.io.4
  • io.root.org.springframework:spring-contextRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 4.0.3.RELEASE-root.io.5
  • io.root.org.springframework:spring-contextRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 4.0.3.RELEASE-root.io.6
  • io.root.org.springframework:spring-contextRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 5.3.14-root.io.5

66 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • RHSA-2022:5532 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Fuse 7.11.0 release and security update

  • RHSA-2022:5101 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.10.0 release and security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Spring Framework to 5.2.0
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2022:5532 · 1 productBefore applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and so on. Installation instructions are available from the Fuse 7.11.0 product documentation page: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_ha…
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2022:5101 · 1 productBefore applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and so on. The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update).

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedMarcinGadz/spring-rce-poc
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Published
2022-04-14
Last Modified
2026-10-08
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-g5mm-vmx4-3rg7

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22968?

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.18, 5.2.0 - 5.2.20, and older unsupported versions, the patterns for disallowedFields on a DataBinder are case sensitive which means a field is not effectively protected unless it is listed with both upper and lower case for the first character of the field, including upper and lower case for the first character of all nested fields within the property path.

Is CVE-2022-22968 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-22968 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 5.7% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-22968?

CVE-2022-22968 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

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