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CVE-2022-22950 Spring Framework

Affected softwareSpring Framework
Severity6.5 Medium CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in5.3.17, 5.2.20.RELEASE
WeaknessCWE-770
Published1 Apr 2022
Updated8 Oct 2026

Description

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.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 4 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 37% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

  • Protection full
  • Action available patch rule
  • Review human ARMR file
  • Record active
Decided by An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE
Finding CVE has an ARMR patch rule that provides mitigation

ARMR rule files

1 file

The rule files Waratek ships for this CVE. Some CVEs need more than one, for example one per affected library or one per ARMR version.

CVE-2022-22950.armr patch rule, ARMR 2.6 added 2022-04-05 updated 2026-03-04

How to mitigate CVE-2022-22950

Upgrade Spring Framework to a release that fixes it: 5.3.17 or 5.2.20.RELEASE. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with a rule written for this CVE. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

CVSS

6.5 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 6.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 4.0 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2024 ↗ CPU 2024-Q3 Oracle Fusion Middleware / Third Party (Spring Framework) (12.2.1.4.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2023 ↗ CPU 2023-Q3 Oracle Enterprise Manager / Security Management (Spring Framework) (13.5.0.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2023 ↗ CPU 2023-Q2 Oracle Commerce / Platform (OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer ) (11.3.0, 11.3.1, 11.3.2)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Commerce Platform (OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer ) 11.3.0, 11.3.1, 11.3.2 11.3.0 · 11.3.1 · 11.3.2
Oracle Enterprise Manager Security Management (Spring Framework) 13.5.0.0 13.5.0.0
Oracle Fusion Middleware Third Party (Spring Framework) 12.2.1.4.0 12.2.1.4.0

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.springframework:spring-expression 5.3.0 5.3.17 unbounded
org.springframework:spring-expression 0 5.2.20.RELEASE unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 4 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
osv org.springframework spring-expression generic < 5.2.20 · ≥ 5.3.0 and < 5.3.17
nvd vmware spring framework generic < 5.2.20 · ≥ 5.3.0 and < 5.3.17

References

URLTags
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/28145 WEB
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/28257 WEB
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/83ac65915871067c39a4fb255e0d484c785c0c11 WEB
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework PACKAGE
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/releases/tag/v5.2.20.RELEASE WEB
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/releases/tag/v5.3.17 WEB
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22950 WEB

Timeline

Published2022-04-01By the CVE Program.
ARMR remediation created2022-04-05Earliest commit adding this CVE's ARMR patch or security rule.
ARMR remediation last updated2026-03-04Most recent commit touching this CVE's ARMR patch or security rule.
Last VRT activity2026-03-04Most recent commit touching this CVE's classification, patch or rule file.
NVD record modified2026-10-08NVD's own last-modified date for this record.