CVE-2022-22968

MEDIUM LAB

Spring Framework <5.3.18,<5.2.20 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-22968. PoCs published by MarcinGadz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2022-22968, a remote code execution vulnerability in Spring Cloud Function. The exploit leverages deserialization to write a JSP webshell to the target server, accessible at `/shell.jsp`.

Description

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.18, 5.2.0 - 5.2.20, and older unsupported versions, the patterns for disallowedFields on a DataBinder are case sensitive which means a field is not effectively protected unless it is listed with both upper and lower case for the first character of the field, including upper and lower case for the first character of all nested fields within the property path.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars
by MarcinGadz · poc
https://github.com/MarcinGadz/spring-rce-poc

This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2022-22968, a remote code execution vulnerability in Spring Cloud Function. The exploit leverages deserialization to write a JSP webshell to the target server, accessible at `/shell.jsp`.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Spring Cloud Function (with vulnerable Tomcat 9.0.59)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target running vulnerable Spring Cloud Function with exposed endpoint · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22968
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0004/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.2051
EPSS Percentile 95.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Lab Environment

COMMUNITY
Community Lab
docker pull tomcat:9.0.59-jdk11

Details

CWE
CWE-178
Status published
Products (8)
netapp/active_iq_unified_manager (3 CPE variants)
netapp/cloud_secure_agent
netapp/metrocluster_tiebreaker
netapp/snap_creator_framework
netapp/snapmanager (2 CPE variants)
oracle/mysql_enterprise_monitor < 8.0.29
org.springframework/spring-context 5.3.0 - 5.3.19Maven
vmware/spring_framework < 5.2.0
Published Apr 14, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026