CVE-2021-22060: Additional Log Injection in Spring Framework (follow-up to CVE-2021-22096)
Severity
Medium
Vendor
Spring by VMware
Description
In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.13, 5.2.0 - 5.2.18, and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide malicious input to cause the insertion of additional log entries. This is a follow-up to CVE-2021-22096 that protects against additional types of input and in more places of the Spring Framework codebase.
Affected VMware Products and Versions
Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.
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Spring Framework
- 5.3.0 to 5.3.13
- 5.2.0 to 5.2.18
- Older, unsupported versions are also affected
Mitigation
Users of affected versions should apply the following mitigation. 5.3.x users should upgrade to 5.3.14+. 5.2.x users should upgrade to 5.2.19+. No other steps are necessary. Releases that have fixed this issue include:
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Spring Framework
- 5.3.14+
- 5.2.19+
Credit
This vulnerability was responsibly reported by psytester.
References
History
2022-01-05: Initial vulnerability report published.