CVE-2021-22112 Security Details

CVE ID

CVE-2021-22112

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

CVE 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.

Published

Feb 22, 2021

CVSS Score & Severity

8.8High

CVSS Vector

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

EPSS Score

0.979%

Malware

malware

KEV Status

Not in KEV Catalog: No known exploits

Affected Ecosystems

affected

Source

National Vulnerability Database

References

GitHub · Issue #9387PROJECT

tanzu.vmware.comPROJECT