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CVE-2021-22118: Improper Privilege Management

May 24, 2022 (updated June 22, 2022)

In Spring Framework, versions 5.2.x prior to 5.2.15 and versions 5.3.x prior to 5.3.7, a WebFlux application is vulnerable to a privilege escalation: by (re)creating the temporary storage directory, a locally authenticated malicious user can read or modify files that have been uploaded to the WebFlux application, or overwrite arbitrary files with multipart request data.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfwj-fwqj-fp3v
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22118
  • security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210713-0005/
  • tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22118
  • www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
  • www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
  • www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
  • www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 5.2.0 up to 5.2.14, all versions starting from 5.3.0 up to 5.3.6

Fixed versions

  • 5.2.15
  • 5.3.7

Solution

Upgrade to versions 5.2.15, 5.3.7 or above.

Impact 7.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Source file

maven/org.springframework/spring-core/CVE-2021-22118.yml

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