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CVE-2022-22968 Spring Framework

Affected softwareSpring Framework
Severity5.3 Medium CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in5.3.19, 5.2.21.RELEASE
WeaknessCWE-178
Published14 Apr 2022
Updated8 Oct 2026

Description

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.18, 5.2.0 - 5.2.20, and older unsupported versions, the patterns for disallowedFields on a DataBinder are case sensitive which means a field is not effectively protected unless it is listed with both upper and lower case for the first character of the field, including upper and lower case for the first character of all nested fields within the property path.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. The 1 repository below are public GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC 1 indexed, none at 5+ stars
  • EPSS 5.7% chance in 30 days

1 of these are GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars. They are listed for reference and don't count toward the exploitation status above.

IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
GitHub PoC Testing CVE-2022-22968 2 2022-05-12

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

A public code fix exists: spring-projects/spring-framework 833e750.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all
Finding This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.

CVSS

5.3 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N 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 5.3 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 5.0 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2025 ↗ CPU 2025-Q4 Oracle Siebel CRM / Keyword Automation (Spring Framework) (Prior to 25.8)
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 October 2022 ↗ CPU 2022-Q4 Oracle Fusion Middleware / Samples (Spring Framework) (12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2022 ↗ CPU 2022-Q3 Oracle MySQL / Service Manager (Spring Framework) (8.0.29 and prior)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Fusion Middleware Samples (Spring Framework) 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0 12.2.1.4.0 · 14.1.1.0.0
Oracle Fusion Middleware Third Party (Spring Framework) 12.2.1.4.0 12.2.1.4.0
Oracle MySQL Service Manager (Spring Framework) 8.0.29 and prior
Oracle Siebel CRM Keyword Automation (Spring Framework) Prior to 25.8

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.springframework:spring-context 5.3.0 5.3.19 unbounded
org.springframework:spring-context 0 5.2.21.RELEASE unbounded

Products and versions

8 products, 11 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd netapp active iq unified manager generic any version
nvd netapp cloud secure agent generic any version
nvd netapp metrocluster tiebreaker generic any version
nvd netapp snap creator framework generic any version
nvd netapp snapmanager generic any version
nvd oracle mysql enterprise monitor generic ≤ 8.0.29
osv org.springframework spring-context generic < 5.2.21 · ≥ 5.3.0 and < 5.3.19
nvd vmware spring framework generic < 5.2.0 · ≥ 5.2.0 and ≤ 5.2.20 · ≥ 5.3.0 and ≤ 5.3.18

References

URLTags
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/833e750175349ab4fd502109a8b41af77e25cdea WEB
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/a7cf19cec5ebd270f97a194d749e2d5701ad2ab7 WEB
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework PACKAGE
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0004 WEB
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22968 WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html WEB
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0004/ Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published2022-04-14By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-10-08NVD's own last-modified date for this record.