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Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity in org.springframework:spring

CVE-2022-22968

  • org.springframework:spring
  • org.springframework:spring-context
Medium
5.3/10

Summary

In Spring Framework versions before 5.2.2.RELEASE, and 5.3.0 through 5.3.18, 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.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-178 - Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

The software does not properly account for differences in case sensitivity when accessing or determining the properties of a resource, leading to inconsistent results.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published