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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-31679 · published 21 September 2022

CVE-2022-31679: Vmware spring data rest vulnerability

Vmware · Spring Data Rest

Applications that allow HTTP PATCH access to resources exposed by Spring Data REST in versions 3.6.0 - 3.5.5, 3.7.0 - 3.7.2, and older unsupported versions, if an attacker knows about the structure of the underlying domain model, they can craft HTTP requests that expose hidden entity attributes.

3.7 CVSS 3.1 Low EPSS 0.56% · top 55.7%
3.7CVSS 3.1 base score
0.56%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Applications that allow HTTP PATCH access to resources exposed by Spring Data REST in versions 3.6.0 - 3.5.5, 3.7.0 - 3.7.2, and older unsupported versions, if an attacker knows about the structure of the underlying domain model, they can craft HTTP requests that expose hidden entity attributes.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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-2022-31679 Vendor Advisory
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-31679 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-31679), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.