spring-test-5.3.5.jar: 6 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 7.5)

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Vulnerable Library - spring-test-5.3.5.jar

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle.kts

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-core/5.3.5/633de7c79bfeccf05c81a0d4a32b3336010f06ab/spring-core-5.3.5.jar

Found in HEAD commit: 4cad55c933ef7b8dacffcf50bed01c27666b4018

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (spring-test version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2025-41249	High	7.5	spring-core-5.3.5.jar	Transitive	N/A*	❌
CVE-2024-38828	Medium	5.3	spring-core-5.3.5.jar	Transitive	N/A*	❌
CVE-2022-22970	Medium	5.3	spring-core-5.3.5.jar	Transitive	5.3.20	✅
CVE-2021-22096	Medium	4.3	spring-core-5.3.5.jar	Transitive	5.3.12	✅
CVE-2021-22060	Medium	4.3	spring-core-5.3.5.jar	Transitive	5.3.14	✅
CVE-2024-38820	Low	3.1	spring-core-5.3.5.jar	Transitive	N/A*	❌

*For some transitive vulnerabilities, there is no version of direct dependency with a fix. Check the "Details" section below to see if there is a version of transitive dependency where vulnerability is fixed.

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2025-41249

Vulnerable Library - spring-core-5.3.5.jar

Spring Core

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle.kts

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-core/5.3.5/633de7c79bfeccf05c81a0d4a32b3336010f06ab/spring-core-5.3.5.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-test-5.3.5.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-core-5.3.5.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 4cad55c933ef7b8dacffcf50bed01c27666b4018

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

The Spring Framework annotation detection mechanism may not correctly resolve annotations on methods within type hierarchies with a parameterized super type with unbounded generics. This can be an issue if such annotations are used for authorization decisions.
Mend Note: The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.

Publish Date: 2025-09-16

URL: CVE-2025-41249

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41249

Release Date: 2025-09-14

Fix Resolution: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework.git - v6.2.11,org.springframework:spring-core:6.2.11

CVE-2024-38828

Vulnerable Library - spring-core-5.3.5.jar

Spring Core

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle.kts

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-core/5.3.5/633de7c79bfeccf05c81a0d4a32b3336010f06ab/spring-core-5.3.5.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-test-5.3.5.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-core-5.3.5.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 4cad55c933ef7b8dacffcf50bed01c27666b4018

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Spring MVC controller methods with an @RequestBody byte[] method parameter are vulnerable to a DoS attack.

Publish Date: 2024-11-18

URL: CVE-2024-38828

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

CVE-2022-22970

Vulnerable Library - spring-core-5.3.5.jar

Spring Core

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle.kts

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-core/5.3.5/633de7c79bfeccf05c81a0d4a32b3336010f06ab/spring-core-5.3.5.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-test-5.3.5.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-core-5.3.5.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 4cad55c933ef7b8dacffcf50bed01c27666b4018

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

In spring framework versions prior to 5.3.20+ , 5.2.22+ and old unsupported versions, applications that handle file uploads are vulnerable to DoS attack if they rely on data binding to set a MultipartFile or javax.servlet.Part to a field in a model object.

Publish Date: 2022-05-12

URL: CVE-2022-22970

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22970

Release Date: 2022-05-12

Fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-core): 5.3.20

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-test): 5.3.20

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

CVE-2021-22096

Vulnerable Library - spring-core-5.3.5.jar

Spring Core

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle.kts

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-core/5.3.5/633de7c79bfeccf05c81a0d4a32b3336010f06ab/spring-core-5.3.5.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-test-5.3.5.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-core-5.3.5.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 4cad55c933ef7b8dacffcf50bed01c27666b4018

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.10, 5.2.0 - 5.2.17, and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide malicious input to cause the insertion of additional log entries.

Publish Date: 2021-10-28

URL: CVE-2021-22096

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22096

Release Date: 2021-10-28

Fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-core): 5.3.12

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-test): 5.3.12

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

CVE-2021-22060

Vulnerable Library - spring-core-5.3.5.jar

Spring Core

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle.kts

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-core/5.3.5/633de7c79bfeccf05c81a0d4a32b3336010f06ab/spring-core-5.3.5.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-test-5.3.5.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-core-5.3.5.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 4cad55c933ef7b8dacffcf50bed01c27666b4018

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.13, 5.2.0 - 5.2.18, and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide malicious input to cause the insertion of additional log entries. This is a follow-up to CVE-2021-22096 that protects against additional types of input and in more places of the Spring Framework codebase.

Publish Date: 2022-01-07

URL: CVE-2021-22060

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2021-22060

Release Date: 2022-01-07

Fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-core): 5.3.14

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework:spring-test): 5.3.14

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

CVE-2024-38820

Vulnerable Library - spring-core-5.3.5.jar

Spring Core

Library home page: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle.kts

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.springframework/spring-core/5.3.5/633de7c79bfeccf05c81a0d4a32b3336010f06ab/spring-core-5.3.5.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-test-5.3.5.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ spring-core-5.3.5.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 4cad55c933ef7b8dacffcf50bed01c27666b4018

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

The fix for CVE-2022-22968 made disallowedFields patterns in DataBinder case insensitive. However, String.toLowerCase() has some Locale dependent exceptions that could potentially result in fields not protected as expected.

Publish Date: 2024-10-18

URL: CVE-2024-38820

CVSS 3 Score Details (3.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38820

Release Date: 2024-10-18

Fix Resolution: org.springframework:spring-context:6.1.14

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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