Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity Affecting libspring-java package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.07% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-LIBSPRINGJAVA-2767128
  • published 19 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 14 Apr 2022

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:unstable libspring-java.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libspring-java package and not the libspring-java package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.18, 5.2.0 - 5.2.20, and older unsupported versions, the patterns for disallowedFields on a DataBinder are case sensitive which means a field is not effectively protected unless it is listed with both upper and lower case for the first character of the field, including upper and lower case for the first character of all nested fields within the property path.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
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Red Hat

5.3 medium