CVE-2022-22970
In spring framework versions prior to 5.3.20+ , 5.2.22+ and old unsupported versions, applications that handle file uploads are vulnerable to DoS attack if...
- Published
- May 12, 2022
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- vmware
- Evidence observed
- Aug 5, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 80.0%
- Model date
- Oct 15, 2026
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Summary
In spring framework versions prior to 5.3.20+ , 5.2.22+ and old unsupported versions, applications that handle file uploads are vulnerable to DoS attack if they rely on data binding to set a MultipartFile or javax.servlet.Part to a field in a model object.
Sources
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