Spring Framework, versions 5.2.x prior to 5.2.3 are vulnerable to CSRF attacks through CORS preflight requests that target Spring MVC (spring-webmvc module) or Spring WebFlux (spring-webflux module) endpoints. Only non-authenticated endpoints are vulnerable because preflight requests should not include credentials and therefore requests should fail authentication. However a notable exception to this are Chrome based browsers when using client certificates for authentication since Chrome sends TLS client certificates in CORS preflight requests in violation of spec requirements. No HTTP body can be sent or received as a result of this attack.
The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html | third party advisory patch |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html | third party advisory patch |
| https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2020-5397 | exploit vendor advisory |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html | third party advisory patch |
| https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html | third party advisory patch |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html | third party advisory patch |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html |