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CVE-2021-22119

Published: Jun 29, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-400
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
6.0%
Top 7.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Spring Security versions 5.5.x prior to 5.5.1, 5.4.x prior to 5.4.7, 5.3.x prior to 5.3.10 and 5.2.x prior to 5.2.11 are susceptible to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack via the initiation of the Authorization Request in an OAuth 2.0 Client Web and WebFlux application. A malicious user or attacker can send multiple requests initiating the Authorization Request for the Authorization Code Grant, which has the potential of exhausting system resources using a single session or multiple sessions.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-400CWE-863

Affected Products

Maven
package-ecosystem
org.springframework.security:spring-security-core
OSS Libraries
org.springframework.security:spring-security-oauth2-client
OSS Libraries
vmware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
spring securityLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
communications cloud native core policyOn-premDatabase
Databases / cache-message-queue
Broadcom Inc.
commercial·USaka vmware by broadcom
Spring SecurityLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r08a449010786e0bcffa4b5781b04fcb55d6eafa62cb79b8347680aad%40%3Cissues.nifi.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r163b3e4e39803882f5be05ee8606b2b9812920e196daa2a82997ce14%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3868207b967f926819fe3aa8d33f1666429be589bb4a62104a49f4e3%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
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