CVE-2021-22119
mediumpriority · track · 42OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.060 · 93 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- mari6274/oauth-client-exploitApplications that reproduce CVE-2021-22119PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (40)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Managerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-::~~~vmware_vsphere~~
advisories (4)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-0607Red Hat FUSE: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-07-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat FUSE ausnutzen, um vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten und Informationen zu manipulieren und seine Privilegien zu erweitern.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-0735Oracle MySQL: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-07-19csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer aus dem angrenzenden Netzwerk oder ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle MySQL ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-1375JFrog Artifactory: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-09-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in JFrog Artifactory ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen und einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen.
- GHSA-w9jg-gvgr-354mResource Exhaustion in Spring Security2021-07-02ghsa · osvUS
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.
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references (33)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-22119cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r08a449010786e0bcffa4b5781b04fcb55d6eafa62cb79b8347680aad@%3Cissues.nifi.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r163b3e4e39803882f5be05ee8606b2b9812920e196daa2a82997ce14@%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3868207b967f926819fe3aa8d33f1666429be589bb4a62104a49f4e3@%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r390783b3b1c59b978131ac08390bf77fbb3863270cbde59d5b0f5fde@%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r89aa1b48a827f5641310305214547f1d6b2101971a49b624737c497f@%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra53677224fe4f04c2599abc88032076faa18dc84b329cdeba85d4cfc@%3Cpluto-scm.portals.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22119cnnvd
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