Spring SPEL Expression Language Injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Authenticated users with Administrator or Developer roles may execute OS commands by SPEL Expression in Spring beans. SPEL Expression does not have security restrictions, which will cause attackers to execute arbitrary commands remotely (RCE).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crafter Software | Crafter CMS | 3.1 to before 3.1.12 | 3.1.12 | Patch available | CNA |
- Crafter CMS VendorCrafter Software Affected 3.1 to before 3.1.12 Fixed in 3.1.12 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:craftercms:crafter_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.0 to before 3.1.12 | Vulnerable | Crafter Software |
- cpe:2.3:a:craftercms:crafter_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 to before 3.1.12 Vulnerable ·Crafter Software
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Crafter CMS (Crafter Software) Fixed in 3.1.12
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Crafter CMS 3.1.12
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
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- TI-2021-06000 Stored XSS Vulnerability in File Name of the File Upload functionPriority LOW 29
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-23258
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-58pg-75f2-3jxj
References
More Crafter Software Crafter Cms vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-11458 In Crafter CMS Crafter Studio 3.0.1 a directory traversal vulnerability exists which… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-06004 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in Crafter CMS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2018-14105 A Server-Side Template Injection issue was discovered in Crafter CMS 3.0.18. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-11462 Crafter CMS Crafter Studio 3.0.1 is affected by: XML External Entity (XXE). CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2021-06007 Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources in Crafter Studio CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-11460 In Crafter CMS Crafter Studio 3.0.1 an unauthenticated attacker is able to create a site… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2021-23258 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-23258 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-58pg-75f2-3jxj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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