QID 376514

Date Published: 2022-04-06

QID 376514: Spring Framework Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability (Spring4Shell) Scan Utility

The vulnerability exists in the Spring Framework with the JDK version greater or equal to 9.0. (If the version number is less than or equal to 8, it is not affected by the vulnerability.)
Triggering this vulnerability requires use of the Spring MVC and Spring WebFlux applications running on JDK9 and above.

Vulnerable Versions:
Spring framework versions 5.3.0 to 5.3.17, 5.2.0 to 5.2.19, and older are vulnerable.

QID Detection: (Authenticated) - Windows
This QID reads the file generated by Qualys utility Qualys Spring4scanwin Scan Utility for Windows
The QID reads 1st 100000 characters from the generated output file.

QID Detection: (Authenticated) - Linux
This QID reads the file generated by Qualys utility Qualys Spring4scanlinuxScan Utility for Linux to find vulnerable instances of Spring4Shell.

A remote attacker can obtain the AccessLogValve object and malicious field values via the parameter binding function of the framework on the basis of meeting certain conditions

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
    • Solution
    The vendor has released an advisory to resolve these issues.

    Customers are advised to visit Spring Framework RCE for more information on this.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 376514

    CVE-2022-22965 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    Spring URL Logo spring.io/blog/2022/03/31/spring-framework-rce-early-announcement
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