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Plain-English summary
This is a low-severity information disclosure issue in Spring Data REST. If an application exposes Spring Data REST resources and permits HTTP PATCH, a knowledgeable attacker may reveal entity attributes that were intended to stay hidden. The issue is limited to confidentiality based on the provided CVSS data.
Executive priority
Treat this as a routine patching and exposure-review item unless affected applications expose sensitive hidden attributes. It does not show evidence of active exploitation in the provided sources.
Technical view
CVE-2022-31679 affects Spring Data REST versions before 3.6.7 and 3.7.3. Applications allowing HTTP PATCH to exposed resources may leak hidden entity attributes when an attacker understands the underlying domain model. CVSS 3.1 is 3.7 with high attack complexity and low confidentiality impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to applications using affected Spring Data REST versions with HTTP PATCH enabled on exposed resources. Risk depends on domain model knowledge and whether sensitive hidden attributes exist.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not identify active exploitation, and CISA KEV status is false. The attack requires knowledge of the application domain model, which raises difficulty.
Researcher notes
Focus validation on the PATCH-enabled Spring Data REST exposure condition and domain model sensitivity. The bundle does not provide CWEs, exploit details, or additional product impact beyond Spring Data REST.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Spring Data REST to 3.6.7, 3.7.3, or later supported guidance.
- Review vendor advisory guidance before changing production behavior.
- Restrict HTTP PATCH access where it is not required.
- Review exposed resources for sensitive hidden entity attributes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory applications using Spring Data REST.
- Confirm deployed Spring Data REST versions against 3.6.7 and 3.7.3 thresholds.
- Identify exposed Spring Data REST resources that allow HTTP PATCH.
- Review whether hidden entity attributes contain sensitive data.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 3.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N2.21.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
3.7LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-31679CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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