libspring-java — security advisory
In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.18, 5.2.0 - 5.2.20, and older unsupported versions, the patterns for disallowedFields on a DataBinder are case sensitive which means a field is not effectively protected unless it is listed with both upper and lower case for the first character of the field, including upper and lower case for the first character of all nested fields within the property path.
- Products
- libspring-java
- Affected versions
- 4.3.30-2, 4.3.30-3, 4.3.30-4
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-22968
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 28 Oct 2026, 11:09 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.18, 5.2.0 - 5.2.20, and older unsupported versions, the patterns for disallowedFields on a DataBinder are case sensitive which means a field is not effectively protected unless it is listed with both upper and lower case for the first character of the field, including upper and lower case for the first character of all nested fields within the property path.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-22968
libspring-java
Fixed versions: Not specified
libspring-java
Fixed versions: Not specified
libspring-java
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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