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CVE-2022-22963

VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

In Spring Cloud Function versions 3.1.6, 3.2.2 and older unsupported versions, when using routing functionality it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL as a routing-expression that may result in remote code execution and access to local resources.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.94462
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Weakness Classification

CWE-917Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

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vmware spring cloud function<= 3.1.6
vmware spring cloud function>= 3.2.0 and <= 3.2.2
oracle banking branchall versions
oracle banking cash managementall versions
oracle banking corporate lending process managementall versions
oracle banking credit facilities process managementall versions
oracle banking electronic data exchange for corporatesall versions
oracle banking liquidity managementall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-function-context CRITICAL fixed in 3.2.3
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
webappsSpring Cloud 3.2.2 - Remote Command Execution (RCE)2023-07-11
nucleiSpring Cloud - Remote Code Executioncritical
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Spring-Cloud-3.2.2-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

1
et-openET EXPLOIT Possible Spring Cloud Connector RCE Inbound (CVE-2022-22963)attempted-admin
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · security@vmware.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD01 Apr 2022 · 11:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.
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Vendor Advisories

8
cisaKEV-CVE-2022-22963
cisco-csafcisco-sa-java-spring-scf-rce-DQrHhJxH
rhsaRHSA-2022:1292Critical
rhsaRHSA-2022:1291Critical
rhsaRHSA-2022:4880Low
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0005Third Party Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-java-spring-scf-rce-DQrHhJxHThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22963US Government Resource
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