CVE-2022-22968

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.

Published: 2022-04-14 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published

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Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2022-22968

EPSS CVSS CWE GHSA Affected OS Tracker

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-22968 is rated Moderate Risk (58.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 20.51%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.32% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-22968

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-02-03	16.19%	20.51%	+4.32%
2	2025-11-21	49.27%	16.19%	-33.08%
3	2025-11-18	—	49.27%	—

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-22968

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.3	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	3.9	1.4	[email protected]
5.0	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	10.0	2.9	[email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-22968

CWE-178 MITRE ↗

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-22968

GHSA-g5mm-vmx4-3rg7 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Improper handling of case sensitivity in Spring Framework

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-22968

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	unimportant	CVE-2022-22968 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libspring-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-22968
`redhat`	low	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22968
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2022-22968 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libspring-java), 14 status rows across 14 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 8, ignored 6.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-22968

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-22968

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
vmware	spring_framework	< 5.2.0	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework::::::::
vmware	spring_framework	>= 5.2.0, <= 5.2.20	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework::::::::
vmware	spring_framework	>= 5.3.0, <= 5.3.18	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework::::::::
netapp	active_iq_unified_manager	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:::::linux::
netapp	active_iq_unified_manager	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:::::vmware_vsphere::
netapp	active_iq_unified_manager	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:::::windows::
netapp	cloud_secure_agent	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_secure_agent:-:::::::*
netapp	metrocluster_tiebreaker	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:metrocluster_tiebreaker:-:::::clustered_data_ontap::
netapp	snap_creator_framework	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snap_creator_framework:-:::::::*
netapp	snapmanager	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:::::oracle::
netapp	snapmanager	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:::::sap::
oracle	mysql_enterprise_monitor	<= 8.0.29	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor::::::::

References for CVE-2022-22968

URL	Tags
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0004/	Third Party Advisory
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22968	Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html	Third Party Advisory

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