Medium severity · published Oct 28, 2021
CVE-2021-22047
In Spring Data REST versions 3.4.0 - 3.4.13, 3.5.0 - 3.5.5, and older unsupported versions, HTTP resources implemented by custom controllers using a configured base API path and a…
5.3
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Spring Data REST versions 3.4.0 - 3.4.13, 3.5.0 - 3.5.5, and older unsupported versions, HTTP resources implemented by custom controllers using a configured base API path and a controller type-level request mapping are additionally exposed under URIs that can potentially be exposed for unauthorized access depending on the Spring Security configuration.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SD
Spring Data Rest · Vmware
3.4.0 through 3.4.13; 3.5.0 through 3.5.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22047
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22047
Vendor Advisory
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22047
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