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 Spring Products and Versions

• 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:

• Spring Framework
  • 5.3.14+
  • 5.2.19+

Credit

This vulnerability was responsibly reported by psytester.

References

• https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22096

History

• 2022-01-05: Initial vulnerability report published.