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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-22047 · published 28 October 2021

CVE-2021-22047: Vmware spring data rest information exposure vulnerability

Vmware · Spring Data Rest

In Spring Data REST versions 3.4.0 - 3.4.13, 3.5.0 - 3.5.5, and older unsupported versions, HTTP resources implemented by custom controllers using a configured base API path and a controller type-level request mapping are additionally exposed under URIs that can potentially be exposed for unauthorized access depending on the Spring Security configuration.

5.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.77% · top 46.1% CWE-200 · Information exposureCWE-668 · Exposure of resource to wrong sphere
5.3CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.3
0.77%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Spring Data REST versions 3.4.0 - 3.4.13, 3.5.0 - 3.5.5, and older unsupported versions, HTTP resources implemented by custom controllers using a configured base API path and a controller type-level request mapping are additionally exposed under URIs that can potentially be exposed for unauthorized access depending on the Spring Security configuration.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22047 Vendor Advisory
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22047 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-22047), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.