CVE-2021-22112

Description

Spring Security 5.4.x prior to 5.4.4, 5.3.x prior to 5.3.8.RELEASE, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.9.RELEASE, and older unsupported versions can fail to save the SecurityContext if it is changed more than once in a single request.A malicious user cannot cause the bug to happen (it must be programmed in). However, if the application's intent is to only allow the user to run with elevated privileges in a small portion of the application, the bug can be leveraged to extend those privileges to the rest of the application.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.98% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory vmware.com

Affected: n/a Spring Security

References

Link	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/19/7	third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/redbd004a503b3520ae5746c2ab5e93fd7da807a8c128e60d2002cd9b%40%3Cissues.nifi.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html	third party advisory patch
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22112	vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r37423ec7eea340e92a409452c35b649dce02fdc467f0b3f52086c177%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra6389b1b82108a3b6bbcd22979f7665fd437c2a3408c9509a15a9ca1%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb05e499807900ba23e539643eead9c5f0652fd271f223f89da1804%40%3Cpluto-scm.portals.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r163b3e4e39803882f5be05ee8606b2b9812920e196daa2a82997ce14%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r390783b3b1c59b978131ac08390bf77fbb3863270cbde59d5b0f5fde%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3868207b967f926819fe3aa8d33f1666429be589bb4a62104a49f4e3%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r413e380088c427f56102968df89ef2f336473e1b56b7d4b3a571a378%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r89aa1b48a827f5641310305214547f1d6b2101971a49b624737c497f%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra53677224fe4f04c2599abc88032076faa18dc84b329cdeba85d4cfc%40%3Cpluto-scm.portals.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html	third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html	third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-22112?: CVE-2021-22112 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-22112?: To fix CVE-2021-22112, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-22112 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-22112 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-22112?: CVE-2021-22112 affects n/a Spring Security.