Vulnerability in Spring Cloud Gateway Affects VMware
CVE-2021-22051

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Vmware
Status
Spring Cloud Gateway
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 November 2021

What is CVE-2021-22051?

A vulnerability exists in VMware's Spring Cloud Gateway that allows specially crafted requests to trigger additional unauthorized requests to downstream services. This could lead to potential data exposure or service misuse. It is crucial for users operating on affected versions to update: those using version 3.0.x should upgrade to 3.0.5 or higher, while users on the 2.2.x line need to move to version 2.2.10.RELEASE or newer to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Spring Cloud Gateway 3.0.0 to 3.0.4, 2.2.0.RELEASE to 2.2.9.RELEASE, and older versions

References

https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22051
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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