High severity · published Apr 28, 2025
CVE-2025-22235
Spring Boot EndpointRequest.to() creates wrong matcher if actuator endpoint is not exposed
7.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
EndpointRequest.to() creates a matcher for null/** if the actuator endpoint, for which the EndpointRequest has been created, is disabled or not exposed.
Your application may be affected by this if all the following conditions are met:
* You use Spring Security
* EndpointRequest.to() has been used in a Spring Security chain configuration
* The endpoint which EndpointRequest references is disabled or not exposed via web
* Your application handles requests to /null and this path needs protection
You are not affected if any of the following is true:
* You don't use Spring Security
* You don't use EndpointRequest.to()
* The endpoint which EndpointRequest.to() refers to is enabled and is exposed
* Your application does not handle requests to /null or this path does not need protection
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SB
Spring Boot · Spring
2.7.x before 2.7.25; 3.1.x before 3.1.16; 3.2.x before 3.2.14; 3.3.x before 3.3.11; 3.4.x before 3.4.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22235
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-22235
spring.io
https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-22235
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250516-0010/
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