GHSA-rc42-6c7j-7h5rHighCVSS 7.3

Spring Boot EndpointRequest.to() creates wrong matcher if actuator endpoint is not exposed

Published
April 28, 2025
Last Modified
May 17, 2025

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2025-22235 →

📋 Description

EndpointRequest.to() creates a matcher for null/** if the actuator endpoint, for which the EndpointRequest has been created, is disabled or not exposed.

Your application may be affected by this if all the following conditions are met:

  • You use Spring Security
  • EndpointRequest.to() has been used in a Spring Security chain configuration
  • The endpoint which EndpointRequest references is disabled or not exposed via web
  • Your application handles requests to /null and this path needs protection

You are not affected if any of the following is true:

  • You don't use Spring Security
  • You don't use EndpointRequest.to()
  • The endpoint which EndpointRequest.to() refers to is enabled and is exposed
  • Your application does not handle requests to /null or this path does not need protection

🎯 Affected products5

  • maven/org.springframework.boot:spring-boot:<= 2.7.24.2
  • maven/org.springframework.boot:spring-boot:>= 3.1.0, <= 3.1.15.2
  • maven/org.springframework.boot:spring-boot:>= 3.2.0, <= 3.2.13.2
  • maven/org.springframework.boot:spring-boot:>= 3.3.0, <= 3.3.10
  • maven/org.springframework.boot:spring-boot:>= 3.4.0, <= 3.4.4

🔗 References (4)