Applications that allow HTTP PATCH access to resources exposed by Spring Data REST in…
Priority LOW 18Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00562 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven): 3.6.7, 3.7.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Spring Data REST | Spring Data REST Versions before 3.6.7 and 3.7.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven) | 3.6.0 to before 3.6.7 | 3.6.7 | Patch available | GHSA-fv7x-v67w-cvqv |
| — | org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven) | 3.7.0 to before 3.7.3 | 3.7.3 | Patch available | GHSA-fv7x-v67w-cvqv |
- Spring Data REST Vendor— Affected Spring Data REST Versions before 3.6.7 and 3.7.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.6.0 to before 3.6.7 Fixed in 3.6.7 Patch available GHSA-fv7x-v67w-cvqv
- org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.7.0 to before 3.7.3 Fixed in 3.7.3 Patch available GHSA-fv7x-v67w-cvqv
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-fv7x-v67w-cvqv org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven) Fixed in 3.6.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-fv7x-v67w-cvqv org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven) Fixed in 3.7.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-31679
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fv7x-v67w-cvqv
References
Advisory 2
More VMware Spring Data Rest vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-01178 Code injection in Spring Framework KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-05637 Improper input validation in Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01164 XML external entity injection in Pivotal Spring Data Commons CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-30242 Spring Data REST JSON Patch bypasses Jackson read-only property protection on nested objects and collections CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-30243 Spring Data REST SpEL Injection via Map Key in JSON Patch CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2018-01179 Resource allocation without limits in Spring Framework CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-31679 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-31679 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fv7x-v67w-cvqv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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