VMware · Spring Cloud Gateway
CVE-2022-22947
VMware Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection Vulnerability
What it is
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.
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Deadline for US federal agencies: June 6, 2022
- Added to the CISA list
- May 16, 2022
- Published
- March 3, 2022
- Severity
- Critical 10.0 CVSS 3.1
- Chance of attacks in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- 98% in the top 0.1% of all known vulnerabilities
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- More details
- NVD · CVE.org · CISA
All references (5)
- https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22947
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166219/Spring-Cloud-Gateway-3.1.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168742/Spring-Cloud-Gateway-3.1.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
More exploited flaws from VMware
| Added | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Attack chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2025 | TOCTOU Race Condition | ESXi and Workstation | Critical 9.3 | 1.6% |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Arbitrary Write | ESXi | High 8.2 | 1.0% |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Information Disclosure | ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion | High 7.1 | 1.6% |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Heap-Based Buffer Overflow | vCenter Server | Critical 9.8 | 55% |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Privilege Escalation | vCenter Server | High 7.5 | 17% |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Authentication Bypass | ESXi | Medium 6.8 | 27% |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Incorrect Default File Permissions Vulnerability | vCenter Server | Medium 6.5 | 13% |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Out-of-Bounds Write | vCenter Server | Critical 9.8 | 99.2% |
Sources: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (CISA, public domain), CVE records (cve.org) and EPSS (FIRST). The chance of attacks is the EPSS estimate that someone will try to exploit the flaw in the next 30 days.