THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2021-22053
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2021-22053

Spring Cloud Netflix vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
13.0%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Applications using both `spring-cloud-netflix-hystrix-dashboard` and `spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf` expose a way to execute code submitted within the request URI path during the resolution of view templates. When a request is made at `/hystrix/monitor;[user-provided data]`, the path elements following `hystrix/monitor` are being evaluated as SpringEL expressions, which can lead to code execution.
Affected vendor
Vmware
Affected product
Spring Cloud Netflix
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2021-11-19

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 13.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2021-22053

  • Confirm whether Vmware Spring Cloud Netflix is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2021-22053.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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