CVE-2022-22980

A Spring Data MongoDB application is vulnerable to SpEL Injection when using @Query or @Aggregation-annotated query methods with SpEL expressions that contain query parameter placeholders for value binding if the input is not sanitized.

Published: 2022-06-23 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-22980 is rated High Risk (67.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.93%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-22980

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 2026-06-15 83.32% 13.93% -69.39%
2 2026-05-23 83.20% 83.32% +0.12%
3 2026-04-27 — 83.20% —

Full EPSS history (29 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-22980

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-22980

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-22980

GHSA-w24x-87mr-4r23 · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — SpEL Injection in Spring Data MongoDB

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-22980

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22980

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-22980

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware spring_data_mongodb <= 3.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_data_mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_data_mongodb 3.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_data_mongodb:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-22980

URL Tags
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22980 Mitigation Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence