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Vulnerability · Published Oct 28, 2021 · Assigned by vmware

CVE-2021-22096

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Spring Framework. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 28.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.10, 5.2.0 - 5.2.17, and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide malicious input to cause the insertion of additional log entries.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12libspring-javano fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2021-22096
Debian:13libspring-javano fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2021-22096
Debian:14libspring-javano fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2021-22096
Mavenorg.springframework:spring5.2.18GHSA-rfmp-97jj-h8m6
Mavenorg.springframework:spring5.3.11GHSA-rfmp-97jj-h8m6
Mavenorg.springframework:spring-core5.3.11GHSA-rfmp-97jj-h8m6
Mavenorg.springframework:spring-core5.2.18GHSA-rfmp-97jj-h8m6
Ubuntu:25.10libspring-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-22096
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlibspring-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-22096
Ubuntu:26.10libspring-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-22096

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Spring Framework Spring Framework versions 5.3.x prior to 5.3.12+, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.18+ and all older unsupported versions are impacted.

Weakness: CWE-117

References