QID 730418

Date Published: 2022-04-01

QID 730418: Spring Cloud Function Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability (Unauthenticated Check)

A Remote Code Execution(RCE) Vulnerability exists in the Spring Cloud Function by a malicious Spring Expression.

Affected Versions:
Spring Cloud Function versions 3.1.6, 3.2.2 and older unsupported versions.

QID Detection: (Unauthenticated)
This QID checks for vulnerable Spring Cloud Application by sending a crafted payload to the webserver

Note: This QID utilizes utilities like nc, telnet, curl, wget, powershell etc to check for vulnerable spring cloud server.

By using routing functionality, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL as a routing-expression that may result in remote code execution and access to local resources.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • Solution
    For more information about the vulnerability please refer to

    Spring Cloud Function RCE for more information on this.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 730418

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    Spring Cloud Function URL Logo tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22963