Headline
CVE-2022-22969: CVE-2022-22969 | Security
<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.
All Vulnerability Reports
CVE-2022-22969: Denial-of-Service (DoS) in spring-security-oauth2
Severity
Critical
Vendor
Spring by VMware
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.
Affected VMware Products and Versions
Severity is critical unless otherwise noted.
- Spring Security OAuth
- 2.5.x prior to 2.5.2
- Older, unsupported versions
Mitigation
Users of affected versions should upgrade to the following versions:
- Spring Security OAuth
- 2.5.2+
Credit
This issue was identified and responsibly reported by Macchinetta/TERASOLUNA Framework Development Team.
References
- https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22969
History
2022-04-21: Initial vulnerability report published.