Spring Framework DataBinder Case Sensitive Match Exception
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
CVE-2024-38820 ensured Locale-independent, lowercase conversion for both the configured disallowedFields patterns and for request parameter names. However, there are still cases where it is possible to bypass the disallowedFields checks. Affected Spring Products and Versions Spring Framework: * 6.2.0 - 6.2.6 * 6.1.0 - 6.1.19 * 6.0.0 - 6.0.27 * 5.3.0 - 5.3.42 * Older, unsupported versions are also affected Mitigation Users of affected versions should upgrade to the corresponding fixed version. Affected version(s)Fix Version Availability 6.2.x 6.2.7 OSS6.1.x 6.1.20 OSS6.0.x 6.0.28 Commercial https://enterprise.spring.io/ 5.3.x 5.3.43 Commercial https://enterprise.spring.io/ No further mitigation steps are necessary. Generally, we recommend using a dedicated model object with properties only for data binding, or using constructor binding since constructor arguments explicitly declare what to bind together with turning off setter binding through the declarativeBinding flag. See the Model Design section in the reference documentation. For setting binding, prefer the use of allowedFields (an explicit list) over disallowedFields. Credit This issue was responsibly reported by the TERASOLUNA Framework Development Team from NTT DATA Group Corporation.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Spring Framework | 6.2.0 – 6.2.6; 6.1.0 – 6.1.19; 6.0.0 – 6.0.27; 5.3.0 – 5.3.42 | 6.2.7, 6.1.20, 6.0.28, 5.3.43 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.springframework:spring-context (Maven) | 6.2.0 to before 6.2.7 | 6.2.7 | Patch available | GHSA-4wp7-92pw-q264 |
| — | org.springframework:spring-context (Maven) | 6.1.0 to before 6.1.20 | 6.1.20 | Patch available | GHSA-4wp7-92pw-q264 |
| — | org.springframework:spring-context (Maven) | 6.0.0 – 6.0.23 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-4wp7-92pw-q264 |
| — | org.springframework:spring-context (Maven) | up to 5.3.39 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-4wp7-92pw-q264 |
- Spring Framework VendorVMware Affected 6.2.0 – 6.2.6; 6.1.0 – 6.1.19; 6.0.0 – 6.0.27; 5.3.0 – 5.3.42 Fixed in 6.2.7, 6.1.20, 6.0.28, 5.3.43 Patch available CNA
- org.springframework:spring-context (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.2.0 to before 6.2.7 Fixed in 6.2.7 Patch available GHSA-4wp7-92pw-q264
- org.springframework:spring-context (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.1.0 to before 6.1.20 Fixed in 6.1.20 Patch available GHSA-4wp7-92pw-q264
- org.springframework:spring-context (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.0.0 – 6.0.23 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-4wp7-92pw-q264
- org.springframework:spring-context (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 5.3.39 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-4wp7-92pw-q264
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Spring Framework (Spring) Fixed in 6.2.7, 6.1.20, 6.0.28, 5.3.43
- Fix · GHSA-4wp7-92pw-q264 org.springframework:spring-context (Maven) Fixed in 6.2.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-4wp7-92pw-q264 org.springframework:spring-context (Maven) Fixed in 6.1.20 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-22233
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4wp7-92pw-q264
References
Other 6
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln-metrics/cvss/v3-calculator?vector=AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N&version=3.1
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/34801
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/edfcc6ffb188e4614ec9b212e3208b666981851c
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/ee62701f5634e904e42e218baad142cea2bcd332
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-22233
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Sources
- CVE-2025-22233 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-22233 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4wp7-92pw-q264 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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