High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 29, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-22119
CVE-2021-22119
Description
Spring Security versions 5.5.x prior to 5.5.1, 5.4.x prior to 5.4.7, 5.3.x prior to 5.3.10 and 5.2.x prior to 5.2.11 are susceptible to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack via the initiation of the Authorization Request in an OAuth 2.0 Client Web and WebFlux 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 or multiple sessions.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework.security:spring-security-coreMaven | >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.1 | 5.5.1 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-coreMaven | >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.7 | 5.4.7 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-coreMaven | >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.10 | 5.3.10 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-coreMaven | >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.11 | 5.2.11 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-oauth2-clientMaven | >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.1 | 5.5.1 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-oauth2-clientMaven | >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.7 | 5.4.7 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-oauth2-clientMaven | >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.10 | 5.3.10 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-oauth2-clientMaven | >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.11 | 5.2.11 |
Affected products
3- ghsa-coords2 versionspkg:maven/org.springframework.security/spring-security-corepkg:maven/org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-client
>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.1
- (no CPE)range: >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.1
- Range: Spring Security versions 5.5.x prior to 5.5.1, 5.4.x prior to 5.4.7, 5.3.x prior to 5.3.10 and 5.2.x prior to 5.2.11
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
18- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-w9jg-gvgr-354mghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22119ghsaADVISORY
- tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22119nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/pull/9513ghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r08a449010786e0bcffa4b5781b04fcb55d6eafa62cb79b8347680aad@%3Cissues.nifi.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r163b3e4e39803882f5be05ee8606b2b9812920e196daa2a82997ce14@%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3868207b967f926819fe3aa8d33f1666429be589bb4a62104a49f4e3@%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r390783b3b1c59b978131ac08390bf77fbb3863270cbde59d5b0f5fde@%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r89aa1b48a827f5641310305214547f1d6b2101971a49b624737c497f@%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra53677224fe4f04c2599abc88032076faa18dc84b329cdeba85d4cfc@%3Cpluto-scm.portals.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r08a449010786e0bcffa4b5781b04fcb55d6eafa62cb79b8347680aad%40%3Cissues.nifi.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r163b3e4e39803882f5be05ee8606b2b9812920e196daa2a82997ce14%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3868207b967f926819fe3aa8d33f1666429be589bb4a62104a49f4e3%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r390783b3b1c59b978131ac08390bf77fbb3863270cbde59d5b0f5fde%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r89aa1b48a827f5641310305214547f1d6b2101971a49b624737c497f%40%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra53677224fe4f04c2599abc88032076faa18dc84b329cdeba85d4cfc%40%3Cpluto-scm.portals.apache.org%3Envd
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