VMware Spring Framework up to 5.3.31/6.0.16/6.1.3 URL Parser UriComponentsBuilder server-side request forgery

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in VMware Spring Framework up to 5.3.31/6.0.16/6.1.3. Affected by this vulnerability is the function UriComponentsBuilder of the component URL Parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to server-side request forgery. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-22243. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in VMware Spring Framework up to 5.3.31/6.0.16/6.1.3. This vulnerability affects the function UriComponentsBuilder of the component URL Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Applications that use UriComponentsBuilder to parse an externally provided URL (e.g. through a query parameter) AND perform validation checks on the host of the parsed URL may be vulnerable to a open redirect https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/601.html  attack or to a SSRF attack if the URL is used after passing validation checks.

The weakness was shared 02/23/2024. The advisory is shared for download at spring.io. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-22243 since 01/08/2024. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/24/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 253232 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-22243), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.3.32, 6.0.17 or 6.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (253232). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Vendor

• VMware

Name

• Spring Framework

Version

• 5.3.0
• 5.3.1
• 5.3.2
• 5.3.3
• 5.3.4
• 5.3.5
• 5.3.6
• 5.3.7
• 5.3.8
• 5.3.9
• 5.3.10
• 5.3.11
• 5.3.12
• 5.3.13
• 5.3.14
• 5.3.15
• 5.3.16
• 5.3.17
• 5.3.18
• 5.3.19
• 5.3.20
• 5.3.21
• 5.3.22
• 5.3.23
• 5.3.24
• 5.3.25
• 5.3.26
• 5.3.27
• 5.3.28
• 5.3.29
• 5.3.30
• 5.3.31
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5
• 6.0.6
• 6.0.7
• 6.0.8
• 6.0.9
• 6.0.10
• 6.0.11
• 6.0.12
• 6.0.13
• 6.0.14
• 6.0.15
• 6.0.16
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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