Resource exhaustion in VMware Spring Framework

CVE-2022-22950

n Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.16 and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial of service condition.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.361 (98.4th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-22950: held from 0.361 to 0.361.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.361 · newest: 0.361 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • VMware Spring Framework
  • Spring Framework — versions Spring Framework versions 5.3.X prior to 5.3.17+ and all old and unsupported versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22950?
CVE-2022-22950 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Spring Framework, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-22950?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-22950 known to be exploited?
32 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.