# CVE-2022-22950: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Spring Framework

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-22950-allocation-of-resources-without-limits-or-throttling-in-spring  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-04-03  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-22950 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-04-03

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Spring Framework

Technologies: [org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-springframework-spring-expression). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-22950 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-22950 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-22950?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 3 April 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.3.0,fixed=5.3.17.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-22950?** Yes. org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven): upgrade to 5.3.17 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-22950?** Check whether you run org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven): upgrade to 5.3.17 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.springframework:spring-expression to 5.3.17 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.3.0,fixed=5.3.17

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-22950
- GHSA-558x-2xjg-6232

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