CVE-2021-22119
HIGHVmware Spring Security < 5.2.11 - Incorrect Authorization
Title source: ruleDescription
Spring Security versions 5.5.x prior to 5.5.1, 5.4.x prior to 5.4.7, 5.3.x prior to 5.3.10 and 5.2.x prior to 5.2.11 are susceptible to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack via the initiation of the Authorization Request in an OAuth 2.0 Client Web and WebFlux 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 or multiple sessions.
Exploits (1)
References (9)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0490
EPSS Percentile
89.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-400
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (4)
oracle/communications_cloud_native_core_policy
1.14.0
org.springframework.security/spring-security-core
5.5.0 - 5.5.1Maven
org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-client
5.5.0 - 5.5.1Maven
vmware/spring_security
5.2.0 - 5.2.11
Published
Jun 29, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026