Spring Framework RCE Vulnerability

Is dSPACE software affected by the Spring Framework RCE vulnerabilities?

We are getting requests from our customers who are concerned about the so-called Spring Framework RCE vulnerabilities.

The security vulnerabilities are related to Spring Framework, a Java-based open source programming and configuration model for modern enterprise applications running in different environments.

Based on our software dependency analysis, dSPACE products are not affected by the below listed vulnerabilities, since dSPACE Software is not using any component of the Spring framework. This analysis result also applies to the third-party components installed with our software.

CVE Dictionary Entry Description and assessment
CVE-2022-22965 A Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux application running on JDK 9+ may be vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) via data binding. The specific exploit requires the application to run on Tomcat as a WAR deployment. dSPACE is not affected, since Spring Framework is not used in any dSPACE software.
CVE-2022-22963 In Spring Cloud Function versions 3.1.6, 3.2.2 and older unsupported versions, when using routing functionality it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL as a routing-expression that may result in remote code execution and access to local resources. dSPACE is not affected, since Spring Framework is not used in any dSPACE software.
CVE-2022-22950 In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.16 and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial of service condition. dSPACE is not affected, since Spring Framework is not used in any dSPACE software.

Tags
Date 2022-04-06
Information Type Notifications
Information Category Product Security, Troubleshooting
dSPACE Release 2021-B, 2021-A, 2020-B, 2020-A, 2019-B, 2019-A, 2018-B, 2018-A, 2017-B , 2017-A, 2016-B, 2016-A, 2015-B, 2015-A, 2014-B, 2014-A, 2013-B, 2013-A, Prior to 2013-A

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