Towards Spring Tools 5 - Ready for AI

There is no doubt that AI-based coding assistants are already or will be widely used by developers and within organizations. While the overall outlook is pretty certain, the exact way when and how to use those tools might vary, ranging from extensions for existing IDEs e.g. Copilot for Visual...

Expression Language Injection

Spring Cloud Gateway Server Webflux is vulnerable to Expression Language Injection. The vulnerability is due to unsafe SpEL evaluation in routes due to the actuator gateway endpoint being exposed and accessible to untrusted users; attackers can create routes that use SpEL to read environment...

CVE-2025-41253

CVE-2025-41253 affects Spring Cloud Gateway Server Webflux: SpEL-enabled routes and unsecured actuator web endpoints can expose environment variables and system properties. Webflux components are vulnerable; WebMVC is not. IBM bulletin lists remediation: upgrade IBM Library Support for Spring to ...

PT-2025-42472

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Spring Cloud Gateway Server Webflux affected versions not specified Description Spring Cloud Gateway Server Webflux is susceptible to a SpEL Spring Expression Language injection issue. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to access...

CVE-2025-41253: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement

The following versions of Spring Cloud Gateway Server Webflux may be vulnerable to the ability to expose environment variables and system properties to attackers. An application should be considered vulnerable when all the following are true: The application is using Spring Cloud Gateway Server...

EUVD-2021-10357

Malware in sbrugna...

Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: springframework (UTSA-2025-680594)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-680594 advisory. n Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.16 and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a...

EUVD-2022-6910

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

EUVD-2022-1628

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

EUVD-2023-1417

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

EUVD-2024-2544

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

EUVD-2022-0603

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

EUVD-2023-0877

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-20863

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - In spring framework versions prior to 5.2.24 release+ ,5.3.27+ and 6.0.8+ , it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-20861

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - In Spring Framework versions 6.0.0 - 6.0.6, 5.3.0 - 5.3.25, 5.2.0.RELEASE - 5.2.22.RELEASE, and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide...

OESA-2025-1557 springframework security update

The spring is based on code pubilshed in Expert One-on-One J2EE Design and Dvelopment by Rod Johnson Wrox, 2002.it is a layered Java/J2ee application framework. Security Fixes: n Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.16 and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a...

CVE-2021-45029

Groovy Code Injection & SpEL Injection which lead to Remote Code Execution. This issue affected Apache ShenYu 2.4.0 and 2.4.1...

CVE-2020-9301

Nolan Ray from Apple Information Security identified a security vulnerability in Spinnaker, all versions prior to version 1.23.4, 1.22.4 or 1.21.5. The vulnerability exists within the handling of SpEL expressions that allows an attacker to read and write arbitrary files within the orca container...

CVE-2022-23463

Nepxion Discovery is a solution for Spring Cloud. Discover is vulnerable to SpEL Injection in discovery-commons. DiscoveryExpressionResolver’s eval method is evaluating expression with a StandardEvaluationContext, allowing the expression to reach and interact with Java classes such as...

CVE-2024-28254

OpenMetadata is a unified platform for discovery, observability, and governance powered by a central metadata repository, in-depth lineage, and seamless team collaboration. The ‎AlertUtil::validateExpression method evaluates an SpEL expression using getValue which by default uses the...