Spring Cloud Function - routing-expression Detection (CVE-2022-22963)
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Spring Cloud Function routing-expression injection indicator (CVE-2022-22963)."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Spring Cloud Function - routing-expression Detection (CVE-2022-22963)',
'description': (
'Probes Spring Cloud Function endpoints for acceptance of the '
'spring.cloud.function.routing-expression header (CVE-2022-22963). '
'Uses a non-destructive SpEL expression; confirmation of RCE requires the '
'companion exploit with a reverse payload.'
),
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'high',
'tags': [
'web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2022', 'spring', 'function', 'rce',
'spel', 'unauth', 'kev', 'vuln',
],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.4,
'value': 0.9,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0, 'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [], 'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [], 'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False, 'capabilities_any': [], 'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {}, 'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [], 'param_any': [], 'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [{'capability': 'risk_signal', 'from_detail': ''}],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [
'exploits/multi/http/spring_cloud_function_cve_2022_22963_rce',
],
},
},
'references': [
'https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22963',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22963',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2022-22963',
}
path = OptString('/functionRouter', 'Function endpoint path', required=False)
def run(self):
path = str(self.path or '/functionRouter')
if not path.startswith('/'):
path = '/' + path
# Harmless SpEL that should not crash a vulnerable routing parser the same way
# as a missing header on some builds; look for 500 vs baseline differences.
baseline = self.http_request(
method='POST',
path=path,
data='kittysploit',
headers={'Content-Type': 'text/plain'},
allow_redirects=False,
)
probe = self.http_request(
method='POST',
path=path,
data='kittysploit',
headers={
'Content-Type': 'text/plain',
'spring.cloud.function.routing-expression': 'T(java.lang.Math).random()',
},
allow_redirects=False,
)
if not probe:
return False
# Vulnerable apps often return 500 when SpEL exec is attempted / routed.
body = (probe.text or '').lower()
if probe.status_code == 500 and (
'spel' in body
or 'routing-expression' in body
or 'function' in body
or (baseline is not None and baseline.status_code != 500)
):
self.set_info(
severity='high',
reason='Spring Cloud Function accepts routing-expression header (CVE-2022-22963 indicator)',
path=path,
)
return True
# Some builds return 200 with empty body after evaluating expression.
if probe.status_code in (200, 500) and 'spring' in ((probe.headers.get('X-Application-Context') or '') + body):
self.set_info(
severity='medium',
reason='Possible Spring Cloud Function routing-expression handling',
path=path,
)
return True
return False
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10 Aug 2026 06:19Current
7.7High risk
Vulners AI Score7.7
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.99938
SSVC