CVE-2021-22119

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 29, 2021 at 04:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:36 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsCommunications Cloud Native Core PolicySpring Security

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%

Description

Spring Security versions 5.5.x prior to 5.5.1, 5.4.x prior to 5.4.7, 5.3.x prior to 5.3.10 and 5.2.x prior to 5.2.11 are susceptible to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack via the initiation of the Authorization Request in an OAuth 2.0 Client Web and WebFlux application. A malicious user or attacker can send multiple requests initiating the Authorization Request for the Authorization Code Grant, which has the potential of exhausting system resources using a single session or multiple sessions.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 5.5.15.2.0 ≤ v < 5.2.115.3.0 ≤ v < 5.3.105.4.0 ≤ v < 5.4.75.5.0 ≤ v < 5.5.1
Affected range stops below 5.2.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.3.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.4.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-863

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