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CVE-2022-31690 — Spring Security, versions 5

Spring Security, versions 5.7 prior to 5.7.5, and 5.6 prior to 5.6.9, and older unsupported versions could be susceptible to a privilege escalation under certain conditions. A malicious user or attacker can modify a request initiated by the Client (via the browser) to the Authori

CVSS
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EPSS
0.34% (top 43.70%)
CWE
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Published
2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-05-08T18:47:35.924Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

Spring Security, versions 5.7 prior to 5.7.5, and 5.6 prior to 5.6.9, and older unsupported versions could be susceptible to a privilege escalation under certain conditions. A malicious user or attacker can modify a request initiated by the Client (via the browser) to the Authorization Server which can lead to a privilege escalation on the subsequent approval. This scenario can happen if the…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / Spring SecuritySpring Security (5.7 to 5.7.4 and 5.6 to 5.6.8 as well as older, unsupported versions)

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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