CVE-2021-22060 Log entry injection in Spring Framework
Attackers can inject malicious input to insert additional log entries in Spring Framework, potentially corrupting audit trails.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-22060?
CVE-2021-22060 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Spring Framework, published on 7 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22060?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework:spring-core. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework:spring-core Maven | From 5.2.0 | 5.2.19 |
org.springframework:spring-core Maven | From 5.2.0 | 5.2.19 |
org.springframework:spring-core Maven | From 5.3.0 | 5.3.14 |
org.springframework:spring-core Maven | From 5.3.0 | 5.3.14 |
Products include Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Console, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Service Communication Proxy, Vmware Spring Framework.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22060?
Upgrade org.springframework:spring-core to a fixed version for your release line: 5.2.19 or 5.3.14.
Is CVE-2021-22060 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22060 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Spring Framework
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-22060, GHSA-6gf2-pvqw-37ph, ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2021-22060, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22060.