CVE-2022-22978

high-risk
Published 2022-05-19

In spring security versions prior to 5.4.11+, 5.5.7+ , 5.6.4+ and older unsupported versions, RegexRequestMatcher can easily be misconfigured to be bypassed on some servlet containers. Applications using RegexRequestMatcher with `.` in the regular expression are possibly vulnerable to an authorization bypass.

Do I need to act?

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90.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 10% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

65
/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 13/34 · Low