RCE in VMware Spring Data MongoDB
CVE-2022-22980
A Spring Data MongoDB application is vulnerable to SpEL Injection when using @Query or @Aggregation-annotated query methods with SpEL expressions that contain query parameter placeholders for value binding if the input is not sanitized.
Vulnerability class: Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.178 (97.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.180 · newest: 0.178 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- VMware Spring Data MongoDB — versions 3.4.0
- Spring Data MongoDB — versions 3.4.0, 3.3.0 to 3.3.4 and Older
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22980 (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-22980?
- CVE-2022-22980 is a critical-severity vulnerability in VMware Spring Data MongoDB, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement (Expression Language Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-22980?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-22980 known to be exploited?
- 30 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.