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.

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.

EPSS: 0.361 (98.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Vmware Spring_framework
N/a Spring Framework — versions Spring Framework versions 5.3.X prior to 5.3.17+ and all old and unsupported versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@vmware.com (x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

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.