VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2022-22963)
Severity: critical · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-08-25 · CVE-2022-22963
When using routing functionality in VMware Tanzu's Spring Cloud Function, 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. CISA added CVE-2022-22963 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Aug 25, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Sep 15, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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