[ CVE-2022-22947 · Published 3 Mar 2022 ]

VMware Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection Vulnerability

Exploited · CISA KEV CVSS 10.0 EPSS 98%Fix available

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

  • Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-05-16
  • EPSS: 98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)
  • Critical severity: CVSS 10.0

[ Description ]Official description

In spring cloud gateway versions prior to 3.1.1+ and 3.0.7+ , applications are vulnerable to a code injection attack when the Gateway Actuator endpoint is enabled, exposed and unsecured. A remote attacker could make a maliciously crafted request that could allow arbitrary remote execution on the remote host.

CISA: Spring Cloud Gateway applications are vulnerable to a code injection attack when the Gateway Actuator endpoint is enabled, exposed and unsecured.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 6 Jun 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.