Improper Authorization Affecting org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server package, versions [2.2.0,3.1.10)[4.0.0,4.1.6)[4.2.0,4.2.2)
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- published9 Apr 2025
- disclosed7 Apr 2025
- creditMohammad Shamsi, Max Brauer
Introduced: 7 Apr 2025
NewCVE-2025-22232 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server to version 3.1.10, 4.1.6, 4.2.2 or higher.
Overview
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server is a library that provides an HTTP resource-based API for external configuration.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authorization due to not using the Vault token sent by clients using a X-CONFIG-TOKEN header when making requests to Vault.
Note:
This is only exploitable if all of the following conditions are met:
You have Spring Vault on the classpath of your Spring Cloud Config Server;
You are using the
X-CONFIG-TOKENheader to send a Vault token to the Spring Cloud Config Server for the Config Server to use when making requests to Vault;You are using the default Spring Vault
SessionManagerimplementationLifecycleAwareSessionManageror aSessionManagerimplementation that persists the Vault token such asSimpleSessionManager.