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CVE-2022-22969
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-04-21T19:15:08.903 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:29:16.173

Summary

<Issue Description> Spring Security OAuth versions 2.5.x prior to 2.5.2 and older unsupported versions are susceptible to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack via the initiation of the Authorization Request in an OAuth 2.0 Client application. A malicious user or attacker can send multiple requests initiating the Authorization Request for the Authorization Code Grant, which has the potential of exhausting system resources using a single session. This vulnerability exposes OAuth 2.0 Client applications only.

Affected products

pivotal — spring_security_oauth

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References

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