# CVE-2022-22969: Denial of service in Spring Security OAuth2


- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c2cp-3xj9-97w9

## What is CVE-2022-22969?

CVE-2022-22969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spring Security OAuth, published on 21 Apr 2022. 

### Official description

<Issue Description> Spring Security OAuth versions 2.5.x prior to 2.5.2 and older unsupported versions are susceptible to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack via the initiation of the Authorization Request in an OAuth 2.0 Client application. A malicious user or attacker can send multiple requests initiating the Authorization Request for the Authorization Code Grant, which has the potential of exhausting system resources using a single session. This vulnerability exposes OAuth 2.0 Client applications only.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22969?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2. It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2` | Maven | From 2.4.0.RELEASE | 2.4.2.RELEASE |
| `org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2` | Maven | From 2.4.0.RELEASE | 2.4.2.RELEASE |
| `org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2` | Maven | From 2.5.0.RELEASE | 2.5.2.RELEASE |
| `org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2` | Maven | From 2.5.0.RELEASE | 2.5.2.RELEASE |

Products: Oracle Communications Design Studio, Pivotal Spring Security Oauth.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22969?

Upgrade org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 to a fixed version for your release line: 2.4.2.RELEASE or 2.5.2.RELEASE.

## Is CVE-2022-22969 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22969 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spring Security OAuth, published on 21 Apr 2022. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 (Maven): affected from 2.4.0.RELEASE; fixed in 2.4.2.RELEASE
- org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 (Maven): affected from 2.4.0.RELEASE; fixed in 2.4.2.RELEASE
- org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 (Maven): affected from 2.5.0.RELEASE; fixed in 2.5.2.RELEASE
- org.springframework.security.oauth:spring-security-oauth2 (Maven): affected from 2.5.0.RELEASE; fixed in 2.5.2.RELEASE

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22969/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22969/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22969
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22969
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22969

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22969/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.