CVE-2021-22112

Published: Feb 23, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSANVD-CWE-noinfo

8.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

oracle

commercial·USaka oracle corp.

communications element managerOn-prem

Communications

communications interactive session recorderOn-prem

Databases

communications unified inventory managementOn-premWeb App

Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring

hospitality cruise shipboard property management systemOn-premWeb App

Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring

insurance policy administrationOn-premWeb App

Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring

mysql enterprise monitorOn-premDatabase

Databases / relational

Maven

package-ecosystem

org.springframework.security:spring-security-bom

OSS Libraries

org.springframework.security:spring-security-web

OSS Libraries

pivotal software

commercial·USaka pivotal

spring securityLibrary

Cloud & SaaS

vmware

commercial·USaka vmware inc

spring securityLibraryLibrary

OSS Libraries / web-framework

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/19/7

openwall.com

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r163b3e4e39803882f5be05ee8606b2b9812920e196daa2a82997ce14%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E

lists.apache.org

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb05e499807900ba23e539643eead9c5f0652fd271f223f89da1804%40%3Cpluto-scm.portals.apache.org%3E

lists.apache.org

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