VMware Spring Data REST up to 3.6.0/3.7.2 HTTP PATCH information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Spring Data REST up to 3.6.0/3.7.2. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component HTTP PATCH Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-31679. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMware Spring Data REST up to 3.6.0/3.7.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component HTTP PATCH Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Applications that allow HTTP PATCH access to resources exposed by Spring Data REST in versions 3.6.0 - 3.5.5, 3.7.0 - 3.7.2, and older unsupported versions, if an attacker knows about the structure of the underlying domain model, they can craft HTTP requests that expose hidden entity attributes.

The weakness was presented 09/22/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at tanzu.vmware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-31679 since 05/25/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.6.7 or 3.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Spring Data REST 3.6.7/3.7.3

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05/25/2022 🔍
09/22/2022 +120 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: tanzu.vmware.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-31679 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-31679
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209263
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2022 07:44
Updated: 05/22/2025 23:23
Changes: 09/22/2022 07:44 (40), 10/22/2022 08:30 (9), 05/22/2025 23:23 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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